When I got married, I was feeling rebellious. I was engaged to a man who, like me, was from North Carolina. We were both the first children in our families to get married. Our parents were itching for a big event. My partner had also internalized many cliches of the millennial wedding industrial complex—particularly the … Continue reading Back to the Herd: Last Names & Patriarchal Law
Ladies We Love: Kylie Terra Burnham
In this special edition of Ladies We Love, we're featuring a guest post from Kylie Terra Burnham, a Boston-based artist and instructional designer working with words, movement, and images. I grew up poor and Jewish in a rural woodland valley in New England. A tomboy, my preferences for things expected of boys—playing outside in the … Continue reading Ladies We Love: Kylie Terra Burnham