Eighteen women voyaged with their husbands aboard the Mayflower in 1620. Only four were still alive a year later. I doubt any of them decided for themselves if they would go on that dangerous journey or remain behind, not knowing when – or if – they’d ever see their husbands again. We know very little about most of them; some not even their names. Seventeenth-century women had few choices or rights. Most went from the […]
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The Retired Life
I am often asked how I’m enjoying my retired life. The short answer is, “Very much.” My family tells me I’m flunking retirement as I continue to overstuff the calendar and bemoan that there aren’t more hours allotted to me each week. So many things grab my attention. So limited time to pursue them all. My retired life includes some decades-old habits. One of them is journaling almost every day. It helps me remember how […]
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Women’s Voices
Women’s Voices began in 2010 when a group of women from diverse backgrounds met at an interfaith program organized by Nancy Agafitei, then a Branch Librarian at a Harris County Public Library in the Houston area. Their shared curiosity about other people’s cultural beliefs and traditions led them to forge deep friendships. Those friendships led to the formation an interfaith book club in 2012 that continues to meet today. The book club is open to […]
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