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Gota de Leche: A Drop of Milk is Life
By Marivir R. Montebon It took my grandmother’s generation 30 years to see a suffrage law passed, but after the first election of women, the Japanese came. We had to pick up the pieces and begin again. Taking the lesson from triathletes, you go through the whole length, and then again, until you are […]
Let Us Join This Journey!
By Sylvia Hubilla Austin, Texas “The Journey of a Brown Girl.” That is the title of an upcoming stage production. The title raised my eyebrows and peaked my interest. The use of the color of the skin, stirs some emotion and concern about being politically correct whenever the topic is about race. If it was intentional, […]
MILLY SILVA: Latina Steps Up for Women Representation
By Marivir R. Montebon Metropark, New Jersey — “I am just a labor leader stepping forward. It is difficult, but I am stepping forward,” Milly Silva said with refreshing note of confidence. At 42, she runs half the ticket of the Bouno-Silva of the Democratic Party against the incumbent New Jersey governor Chris Christie and […]
In My Terms
By Marivir R. Montebon New York City My life, in my terms. This is a long time coming. Why does it take a long time for a woman to think of herself, that by loving and respecting herself first, she becomes happier in loving others? Studies show that women almost always think of themselves last. […]
Teresa B. Fernandez: Pioneering to End Domestic Violence
By Marivir R. Montebon “At one time, a mother complained that her husband had broken all her trays of eggs when he was drunk. Another husband had stolen his wife’s income from peanut vending. These realities have opened my eyes to the fact that domestic violence has a lot to do with the […]
On Women’s Month: NO LOOKING BACK
By Sylvia Hubilla Round Rock, Texas Down on her knees, Dolores closes the lid of the last huge box with packing tape. She feels so alone and very tired. She surveys several boxes in varying sizes. How do you pack memories of 35 years in boxes like so much junk? Do you label some “HAPPY” […]
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