I like the dynamic around Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony. Anthony, who was the better speaker and the one without kids who could attend the events, would come over and watch Stanton's brood so Stanton could write the speeches for Anthony to deliver. I liked the teamwork.
I think of Julian of Norwich (I'm always thinking about her, though). She never had biological children but wrote with such deep understanding of Our Lord as maternal. Both sides of our society dismiss the idea of being an anchorite, but I think we could gain a lot from listening to her.
I just finished On Being There by Erica Komisar this afternoon and was struck by a quote she included from Judith Shulevitz: “We need another feminism...it would demand dignity and economic justice for parents dissatisfied with a few weeks of unpaid leave.” It goes on and the whole third part is about restructuring the culture to allow parents (and mothers in particular) the flexibility and social safety net to prioritize their children.
I really appreciate Caroline Criado Perez's research on the physical problems that male-as-default thinking causes for women, like higher rates of occupational injuries because equipment doesn't fit (including higher rates of covid infection among healthcare workers, because the masks are designed for men!).
Some women I've admired for living out aspects of this vision include the philosopher Eleonore Stump, the poet Jennifer Reeser, Tanya Berry (Wendell Berry's wife), Annette Kirk, Edith Schaeffer, Shannon Hayes (author of 'Radical Homemakers'), Alice von Hildebrand, St. Frances of Rome, Edith Stein, and Katharine Drexel. And I'll gladly second Julian of Norwich, Dorothy Day, and Elizabeth Ann Seton! I'd like to get to know Elizabeth Anscombe's life and work better, but I've been intrigued by what I've read of her so far.
A woman in STEM whom I admire greatly for both her contribution to science and the way her vocation to science interacted with her primary vocation is Sr. Mary Kenneth Keller, the first American woman to receive a PhD in computer science. There is a small piece about her on wikipedia, but I wish I could find more about her life!
On the same topic of vocation to science and vocation to family interacting fruitfully, I remember reading an article a few years ago about the career of a prominent female mathematician who said that she got many of her ideas while nursing her baby at night. I tried hard to resurface this article, but couldn't :( . Perhaps someone in this group might realize who I'm talking about.
Of contemporary women, Erika Bachiochi and Angela Franks are high on my list— whip smart and with lots of kids.
Historically, I love the quirky smart ones who just went about doing what they were good at even if it meant being One of the only women in a “mans world” or an unmarried childless woman in a time when that was strange: Flannery O’Connor, Caryll Houselander, Dorothy Sayers, Edith Stein... I could go on.
I like the dynamic around Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony. Anthony, who was the better speaker and the one without kids who could attend the events, would come over and watch Stanton's brood so Stanton could write the speeches for Anthony to deliver. I liked the teamwork.
I think of Julian of Norwich (I'm always thinking about her, though). She never had biological children but wrote with such deep understanding of Our Lord as maternal. Both sides of our society dismiss the idea of being an anchorite, but I think we could gain a lot from listening to her.
I just finished On Being There by Erica Komisar this afternoon and was struck by a quote she included from Judith Shulevitz: “We need another feminism...it would demand dignity and economic justice for parents dissatisfied with a few weeks of unpaid leave.” It goes on and the whole third part is about restructuring the culture to allow parents (and mothers in particular) the flexibility and social safety net to prioritize their children.
I really appreciate Caroline Criado Perez's research on the physical problems that male-as-default thinking causes for women, like higher rates of occupational injuries because equipment doesn't fit (including higher rates of covid infection among healthcare workers, because the masks are designed for men!).
I mean, everyone is probably going to say Elizabeth Anscombe, but...Elizabeth Anscombe....
Some women I've admired for living out aspects of this vision include the philosopher Eleonore Stump, the poet Jennifer Reeser, Tanya Berry (Wendell Berry's wife), Annette Kirk, Edith Schaeffer, Shannon Hayes (author of 'Radical Homemakers'), Alice von Hildebrand, St. Frances of Rome, Edith Stein, and Katharine Drexel. And I'll gladly second Julian of Norwich, Dorothy Day, and Elizabeth Ann Seton! I'd like to get to know Elizabeth Anscombe's life and work better, but I've been intrigued by what I've read of her so far.
A woman in STEM whom I admire greatly for both her contribution to science and the way her vocation to science interacted with her primary vocation is Sr. Mary Kenneth Keller, the first American woman to receive a PhD in computer science. There is a small piece about her on wikipedia, but I wish I could find more about her life!
On the same topic of vocation to science and vocation to family interacting fruitfully, I remember reading an article a few years ago about the career of a prominent female mathematician who said that she got many of her ideas while nursing her baby at night. I tried hard to resurface this article, but couldn't :( . Perhaps someone in this group might realize who I'm talking about.
I see elements of this lived out in the lives of three women I admire: Elizabeth Ann Seton, Clare of Assisi, and Dorothy Day.
Of contemporary women, Erika Bachiochi and Angela Franks are high on my list— whip smart and with lots of kids.
Historically, I love the quirky smart ones who just went about doing what they were good at even if it meant being One of the only women in a “mans world” or an unmarried childless woman in a time when that was strange: Flannery O’Connor, Caryll Houselander, Dorothy Sayers, Edith Stein... I could go on.
Also I love the logo! Did you design it yourself?
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