Today is International Women’s Day, a global celebration of the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women. The first such observance was in 1911 but gained popularity with the beginning of the Great War in 1914 as women across Europe held rallies opposing the war and expressing women’s solidarity. After some global discussion, it…
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Ann Tells a Story
My grandmother cocks her head and squints her eyes in the way she always does when she doesn't believe me. Whenever she calls my truth-telling into question she asks, "Ann, are you telling a story?" She knows me too well. Sometimes she phrases it differently, imperatively. "Don't story to me now." My grandmother is a…