List: Being a Woman | Curated by Mary DeVries

Aug 30, 2023
19 stories
Being a Woman
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Age of Empathy
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Mary DeVries
An American Visits A British Pub Alone to Watch the Woman’s World Cup FinalFootball, feminism, and the future
Aug 21, 2023
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Aug 21, 2023
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Fanfare
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Mary DeVries
Barbie is the Movie I Didn’t Know I NeededThis is the best movie I’ve seen in ages, and yes I also watched Oppenheimer
Jul 29, 2023
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Jul 29, 2023
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History of Women
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Mary DeVries
Guess What Else Barbie’s Mom Did With Breasts?“I’ve lived my life from breast to breast.” — Ruth Handler
Aug 2, 2023
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Aug 2, 2023
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Age of Empathy
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Mary DeVries
I Got Slut-Shamed at a Church Halloween Alternative EventI wish there were photos to show you
Oct 26, 2022
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Oct 26, 2022
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Breast Stories
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Mary DeVries
Bras, Breasts, and Battered BodiesIt's all complicated when you have an injury
May 26, 2022
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May 26, 2022
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Breast Stories
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Mary DeVries
Why You Will Never Catch Me Writing a Story About My BreastsI am a lady
Sep 1, 2022
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Sep 1, 2022
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An Injustice!
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Mary DeVries
When a Guy Sets Off Your Danger Radar, Do You Say Something?Women don’t have a lot of good options
Mar 23, 2022
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Mar 23, 2022
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An Injustice!
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Mary DeVries
“She is Ugly and Skinny, and Apparently Above Thirty Years of Age”How the media dismisses women based on appearance and have been doing it for centuries
Oct 7, 2021
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Oct 7, 2021
4
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History of Women
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Mary DeVries
The First Written Description of the Female Orgasm Came From a 12th Century NunAnd that’s only one of the more minor accomplishments of Hildegard of Bingen
Aug 3, 2021
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Aug 3, 2021
4
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Feedium
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Mary DeVries
History is Full of Fascinating Women You’ve Never Heard OfI spent a week reading about them in History of Women
Jul 26, 2021
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Jul 26, 2021
4
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Crow’s Feet: Life As We Age
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Mary DeVries
Mammogram: Lousy Gift for a Lifetime of Service or Best Thing Ever?My breasts have served me well. Protecting them is the least I can do.
Apr 24, 2021
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Apr 24, 2021
2
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Crow’s Feet: Life As We Age
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Mary DeVries
The Joys of MenopauseSeriously, I mean it. There are a lot of upsides.
Jan 10, 2021
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Jan 10, 2021
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The Shadow
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Mary DeVries
What I Want Men to Do to be #NotAllMenListen to women
Mar 14, 2021
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Mar 14, 2021
4
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The Virago
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Mary DeVries
Defy Expectations Like a 3-Year-Old: Be a Pink KingYou can wear the dress without choosing to be a princess
Mar 21, 2021
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Mar 21, 2021
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Mary DeVries
Why I’m Glad I Raised My Girls in Japan Where Communal Hot Baths are CommonGetting naked with your preteens is a great way to guide them through puberty
Mar 9, 2021
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Mar 9, 2021
4
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Mind Talk
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Mary DeVries
What Does a Feminist Look Like?A journey down an Unsplash rabbit hole.
Jan 21, 2021
Jan 21, 2021
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History of Women
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Mary DeVries
Wearing Pants, Practicing Medicine, and Earning Medals as a Woman in the 1800'sMary Edwards Walker was a gender-bending trailblazer
Jul 22, 2021
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Jul 22, 2021
7
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Publishous
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Mary DeVries
I’m Spending My Own Money for the First Time in My Adult LifeHaving my earnings from writing go into a separate account is brilliant
Jun 8, 2021
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Jun 8, 2021
5
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Crow’s Feet: Life As We Age
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Mary DeVries
Aunties are the Best!Even if they make you eat your veggies
Jan 13, 2021
Jan 13, 2021