But the idea that women can't take care of themselves still permeates our culture.

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I have been a believer in the magic of language since, at a very early...

I have been a believer in the magic of language since, at a very early...

American culture is torn between our long romance with violence and our terror of the...

American culture is torn between our long romance with violence and our terror of the...

I come from a family of great readers and storytellers.

I come from a family of great readers and storytellers.

And while national military forces have historically resisted the full participation of women soldiers, female...

And while national military forces have historically resisted the full participation of women soldiers, female...

Asked why they wanted to fight, the young women said they enjoyed it, just as...

Asked why they wanted to fight, the young women said they enjoyed it, just as...

This idea that males are physically aggressive and females are not has distinct drawbacks for...

This idea that males are physically aggressive and females are not has distinct drawbacks for...

Let's just say, the American school of suburban angst is not my cup of tea.

Let's just say, the American school of suburban angst is not my cup of tea.

What I think happens, and that you have to acknowledge though, is that a director...

What I think happens, and that you have to acknowledge though, is that a director...

In our struggle to restrain the violence and contain the damage, we tend to forget...

In our struggle to restrain the violence and contain the damage, we tend to forget...

I think genetic research is a fascinating and fertile area.

I think genetic research is a fascinating and fertile area.

The intense campaigns against domestic violence, rape, sexual harassment, and inequity in the schools all...

The intense campaigns against domestic violence, rape, sexual harassment, and inequity in the schools all...

Well, it arose out of two long-term concerns - the first being the possibility of...

Well, it arose out of two long-term concerns - the first being the possibility of...

But I went to high school in a Portland suburb and went to college here.

But I went to high school in a Portland suburb and went to college here.

Perhaps the strongest evidence that women have as broad and deep a capacity for physical...

Perhaps the strongest evidence that women have as broad and deep a capacity for physical...

I have been a believer in the magic of language since, at a very early...

I have been a believer in the magic of language since, at a very early...

The more potent, unasked question is how society at large reacts to eager, voluntary violence...

The more potent, unasked question is how society at large reacts to eager, voluntary violence...

Prior to penicillin and medical research, death was an everyday occurrence. It was intimate.

Prior to penicillin and medical research, death was an everyday occurrence. It was intimate.

The second is the structure and source of cults. They have always haunted me, and...

The second is the structure and source of cults. They have always haunted me, and...

But I think everybody should write. I think those people with stories who don't write...

But I think everybody should write. I think those people with stories who don't write...

I think that it's really important to go away and come back.

I think that it's really important to go away and come back.