Word: sisterhoods
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...POWER OF SISTERHOOD...
Barbara Sehr, 57, a technical writer from Seattle, enrolled in her first comedy class in January, then joined a local group of 45 female comics called the Ha Ha Sisterhood. Political humor is what draws her to two to four open-mike nights a week and one paid appearance a month. "It's hard being a woman in this world today," goes one of her routines. "Even the president of Harvard says women are just not equipped to do mathematics. Can you believe that? A recent poll says 30% of women believe Mr. Summers is all wrong. The other...
...Association of Black Harvard Women (ABHW) celebrated 30 years of its supportive sisterhood this weekend with workshops, speeches, and performances that emphasized the themes of unity and empowerment.“My grandmother always said, ‘Every time you hear the word forefathers, say ‘five mothers,’” Senior Admissions Officer David L. Evans said at a faculty reception on Friday that kicked off the celebration. His statement, eliciting laughter from the women present, encapsulated the weekend’s central idea of connectedness between past and current ABHW members.In...
...Harry Potter aside, Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants and racy Gossip Girl sagas are among today's top teen reads...
Unwed motherhood may even seem glamorous to impressionable teens. "They see Jerry Hall on TV, flinging back her hair, talking about having Mick Jagger's second [out-of-wedlock] child, and saying what a wonderful life she has," bristles Daphne Busby of Brooklyn, founder of the Sisterhood of Black Single Mothers. A succession of attractive stars, including Farrah Fawcett and Jessica Lange, have joined Hall in making a trend of extramarital pregnancy, something that 35 years ago helped get Actress Ingrid Bergman blackballed in Hollywood...