Privacy, Then and Now: Reflecting on Griswold

I was the mother of three in 1965, when it became legal for married couples in Connecticut to buy and Continue reading →

For the Duration

When one of my granddaughters asked if the Covid-19 experience was like anything I could remember, I said no. But Continue reading →

#Tech #Support

During my long-ago childhood I could never have imagined that a phone—a heavy, stable black object—would become a traveling computer Continue reading →

Colorado Legacy: My “Subject Minerals”

In a strange turn of events, I recently received more than $5,000 as a “signing bonus” for leasing to an Continue reading →

On Food: From Tuna Fish Casserole to the Age of Arugula

I have long believed that the opening salvo of second-wave feminism was fired in 1960, several years ahead of its Continue reading →

Happy Birthday from Barcelona

I would have loved a birthday text from my granddaughter under any circumstances, and I was especially pleased with a Continue reading →

Once Upon a Time

In 1955, right out of college, I found one of those jobs in publishing so dear to history and English Continue reading →

In & Out: The Generations Gap

My granddaughter wants pajama pants for her birthday. That sounds OK, but I remember giving her some fairly recently, maybe Continue reading →