When Plough announced an issue themed around repair, I knew I wanted to interview Grace Russo about her practice of visible mending. When Russo began repairing her clothes, it changed what kinds of new clothes she wanted to buy. When she looked at something on the rack or at a thrift store, she didn’t just… Read More
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Let the Body Testify
In the "Creatures" issue of Plough, I wrote a feature article on how women translate their pain and their experiences to make them legible to a world shaped by male norms. I was honored that this piece was recognized with a 2021 Eliot Award by Mere Orthodoxy, as well as being an Editors' Favorite and… Read More
Discussing Illiberal Feminism with Plough
I joined Susannah Black and Jennifer Frey for a discussion of Illiberal Feminism, hosted by Plough. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjSe-vj30tc The conversation was sparked, in part, by my article "Dependence," in Plough. Here's an excerpt from that piece: It always confuses me that illiberalism is taken as a belligerent ideology – both by its detractors and some of… Read More
Defending Dependence
My essay, "Dependence: Toward an Illiberalism of the Weak" is part of Plough's Family issue. Everyone is dependent (at least some of the time) but women have a much harder time than men pretending not to be. Hiding dependence hurts us all. On January 21, I'll be joining Ross Douthat, Sarah C. Williams and Peter… Read More