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Freezing rain or a wintry mix–not in Miami!

Posted on February 10, 2023 by Paula

I’m a native Floridian, a rare thing in 1945 when I was born in south Florida! As a girl I lived through a number of hurricanes. My parents prepared by covering windows on the outside with plywood or with metal … Continue reading →

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I hit my first ‘Glass Ceiling’ in sixth grade at age 11!

Posted on December 23, 2021 by Paula

1956, Miami Springs, Florida, USA I wanted to be a patrol girl! I was a fifth grader when I watched as the girls and boys from the sixth grade who’d been selected to be “safety patrols” got to leave class … Continue reading →

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Carol Christ: Bold Adventurer!

Posted on July 16, 2021 by Paula

Carol Christ died yesterday July 14, 2021 peacefully in her sleep at her new home in Crete, Greece. One year ago she was diagnosed with a rare stomach cancer and received extensive treatment to extend her life. Jeanne and I … Continue reading →

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One More Lie: The “Equality Act”

Posted on February 28, 2021 by Paula

As a proud lesbian woman for most of my life I know that every woman benefits from the existence of lesbian women! In a male dominated society every time a woman chooses to direct her life-energy to another woman regardless … Continue reading →

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Celebrating 75 Years!

Posted on August 30, 2020 by Paula

Much of my birthday weekend I was able to “putter” on a project that I’ve been trying to complete for over a year. I started with only eighteen, 8″ walk-in-the-woods blocks I pieced several years ago. Not enough for a … Continue reading →

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1945, We Need a Union Because We Deserve a Raise!

Posted on May 25, 2020 by Paula

As a woman passionate about the liberation of women, I’m weaving several threads through my story telling. I’ve recently been writing about my own family, but before leaving the 1940s time frame, I’m writing about women who paved the way … Continue reading →

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Essential or Expendable?

Posted on April 12, 2020 by Paula

Both the U.S. government and the airline industry have played Russian roulette, that is, a dangerous and deadly game with the lives of flight attendants–all 120,000 of them working for U.S. airlines! Only recently have various airline officials voice concern … Continue reading →

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We Sewed It: From Feedsacks to Silks and Brocades, 38″ x 46″

Posted on March 22, 2020 by Paula

Browsing at JoAnn’s Fabrics last summer, I spotted an apron in the sale section. I didn’t want an apron, but I was drawn to this one! On that apron were printed dress patterns from my girlhood! I carry strong memories … Continue reading →

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Early Air Hostesses Were Petite to Allow for More Cargo!

Posted on March 16, 2020 by Paula

1930-1935 Boeing Air Transport hired the first Sky Girls in 1930 as an experiment. Not until five years later did Transcontinental & Western Air (then T&WA) graduate its first hostess class on December 6, 1935. The early air transport companies … Continue reading →

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Lurking Creativity

Posted on February 10, 2020 by Paula

“Art is born in attention. Its midwife is detail. Art may seem to involve broad strokes, grand schemes, great plans. But it is the attention to detail that stays with us; the singular image is what haunts us and becomes … Continue reading →

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