Women and Girls

May 15, 2020

Lady Jordan

The Mrs. Files looks at history through a contemporary lens to see what the honorific “Mrs.” means to women and their identity. Lady Jordan Denice Frohman […]
May 15, 2020

Is Marriage a Prize?

The Mrs. Files looks at history through a contemporary lens to see what the honorific “Mrs.” means to women and their identity. Growing up, my parents […]
May 15, 2020

The Mrs. Files

The Mrs. Files looks at history through a contemporary lens to see what the honorific “Mrs.” means to women and their identity. About two years ago, […]
May 15, 2020

The Power of Naming for Queer Women

The Mrs. Files looks at history through a contemporary lens to see what the honorific “Mrs.” means to women and their identity. The actress Samira Wiley […]
May 13, 2020

Don’t Get Dressed Without Watching This Show

We are all dressing for TV now — or at least for the small screen. As we sit in our homes, Zooming and FaceTiming, how we […]
May 6, 2020

Nearly Half of Men Say They Do Most of the Home Schooling. 3 Percent of Women Agree.

ImageA scene of home schooling in Roseville, Minn., in March.Credit…Leila Navidi/Star Tribune, via Associated Press Home schooling, the new parental chore brought about by coronavirus lockdowns, […]
April 27, 2020

Three Things Lockdowns Have Exposed About Working and Parenting

If you’re an involved parent, especially a mother, you’re supposed to play down that fact at work or risk being penalized — at least at many […]
April 21, 2020

So You’re Having a Baby During a Pandemic

I recently heard from a woman who didn’t plan anything for her niece’s birth date. She said she’s been feeling regretful that, because of the coronavirus […]
April 21, 2020

FOMO Is Over. Give In to the Joy of Letting Go.

Self-seclusion, Week 1. I’d been planning to watch over the health of loved ones. But I’d also been looking forward to having time on my hands: […]
March 26, 2020

You Are Your Safest Sex Partner. Betty Dodson Wants to Help.

What does it take to make Gwyneth Paltrow blush? Not much more, it turns out, than some explicit coaching on how to tone her pelvic floor. […]