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Water Born: Swimming Along in Competition and Life
by Gwen Deely
May 24, 2012
My life aquatic was in full swing before I was born.
Evidently I was busy doing laps and polishing my freestyle in the womb because doctors had to pluck me out with a forceps two weeks after my due date. My parents gave me swim lessons at the tender age of three. A football-shaped float strapped to my body kept me from drowning.
My first race, when I was four years old, was memorable for its ferocity. So determined was I to win that the organizers were unable to stop me when a false start occurred. I swam my guts out while they were shouting, blowing whistles and finally jumping in. Even when I was held aloft above the water, my arms were frantically churning to win that race.
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Women, War and Peace - by the Editors
Feminists and progressives ponder their roles in the longest period of war in U.S. history.
Gender Values: The Costs of War- by Susan Feiner
Astronomical expenditures steal from women’s jobs and choices. •Art by Elise Engler
A Feminist Looks at Masculine Rage and the Haditha Massacre - by Kathleen Barry
Only a cultural shift will stop unspeakable crimes in combat or at home. •Art by Grace Graupe-Pillard
Peace is a Human Right: Give Us Women Who Get It - by Cora Weiss
Stopping rape in war is not enough: stop warmaking. •Art by Patricia Dahlman
Photo Essay: Women and Girls in Conflict Zones - by Ann Jones
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The Cruel Lie: Bombing To Liberate Women - by Debra Sweet
A heartbreaking and infuriating downward spiral for Afghan women. •Art by Anna Jurinich and Elise Engler
Finding Hope: Reweaving -- Then and Now - by Pam McAllister
Telling our stories of courage can keep our spirits alive. •Art by Regina Silvers
Featured Video: "Pioneering Women War Correspondents" by Milena Jovanovitch.
Books of Note: War and Peace - by The Feminist Press
Memoir, non-fiction, theater: authors expand world views with good reads.
All Wars Are Intimate Wars - by Merle Hoffman
After the 9/11 attacks, the public faces the same feeling of terror as abortion providers; a book excerpt. •Art by Anna Jurinich
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War Resisters Inject Truth into Military Recruitment - by Eleanor J. Bader
School outreach exposes how promises evaporate for service members. •Art by Elise Engler
Next "Wave" Peace Activists Pour Feminism into the Mix - by Jean Stevens
Friends duck away, but some find gender in the anti-war frame. •Art by Janeil Engelstad and Rumiel Rothschild
Paradoxes of Women in Uniform Take Deep Listening - by Chris Lombardi
U.S. servicewomen face hostility but crack barriers. •Art by Coco Fusco
Frances Jetter
- Curated by Linda Stein
Printmaking cuts into the hypocrisy of war.
Violence Against Women Surges When War Is "Done" - by Yifat Susskind
Grassroots groups in Guatemala and Iraq try to roll back shameful gender damage. •Art by Julie Frankel
The Poet's Eye - From Poetry Co-Editor Sarah Browning
Poets Lisa Suhair Majaj, Kathy Engel, Meg Hamill and Carmen Calatayud light flames of memory and trails of hope.
Top Ten: Three Years of Stories That Grabbed Readers - by Gabrielle Korn
Reality, media representations and 21st century sex get juices flowing.
Fighting to Gratify a Sex Instinct? War Attitudes Vary by Gender - by Lori Adelman
Women show more aversion to military strikes and casualties. •Art by Maureen Cummins
From the On The Issues Print Archive
Summer 1994From Our Files:
RELATED STORIES: Women, War & Peace
On the Issues Magazine has featured articles about war – many different wars – and what war means for women, along with the dreams of peace. Here are some stories from our archives -- online (2009-2011) and in print (1983-99).
Study War No More – The Price of Conscience by Marlene C. Piturro, Summer 1994, profiled one courageous woman, Yolanda Huet-Vaughn, MD, an army medic who refused orders to be deployed during the first Gulf War.
After Huet-Vaughn went AWOL, she went public, saying: "I am refusing orders to be an accomplice in what I consider an immoral, inhumane, and unconstitutional act, namely an offensive military mobilization in the Middle East. My oath as a citizen soldier to defend the Constitution, my oath as a physician to preserve life and prevent disease, and my responsibility as a human being to the preservation of this planet would be violated if I cooperate with Operation Desert Shield."
Intimate Wars
of the Woman
Who Brought Abortion
from the
Back Alley
to the
Board Room
• Merle Hoffman, publisher of On The Issues Magazine
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