skirt! essays

By Raegan Whiteside Man-haters. Bra-burning, crazy bitches. Hateful women. Nasty women. Feminists often are linked to hate and are labeled ...
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By Angie Mizzell I moved to my current home seven-and-a-half years ago, and that’s the longest I’ve ever lived in ...
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Photo by Keely Laughlin By Libby Williams  It was a balmy summer afternoon. And just like all the other long, ...
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Illustration by Erin Banks By Lauren Ravalico Let me paint the picture of a familiar domestic scene. A middle-aged mother ...
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Photo by Jenn Cady By Caki Diehl My brother and I were the only kids on the block who ate ...
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By Misty Antonacci This month we will commemorate the first time an American woman walked in space. On Oct. 11, 1984, Dr ...
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By PatricaWilliams Lessane   This summer, my 17-year-old son had to read Margaret Atwood’s “The Handmaid’s Tale” as part of his summer reading at Porter-Gaud School. Listening ...
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By Gervais Hagerty Del Porto  Let’s talk about grammar. Before you flip the page thinking, “What’s spirited about grammar?” allow me ...
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By Jackie Morfesis   Charleston is many things to many people. For me, Charleston is the city of my maternal lineage. My grandmother ...
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By Angie Mizzell  Until a couple of years ago, I didn’t know how to shop for clothes. I’d look inside ...
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