That’s Ms. to You
The November 7th issue of New York featured the founding of Ms. Magazine 40 years ago. Between my career and family, I finally found the time to read it. I am fortunate to know a lot of amazing, professional women, and have always appreciated this but, it has never come full circle in my mind until now. When a dear friend was on the cover of the Westword for her business TPCG, teaching Cops how to manage stress, do you think they knew exactly what they were up to when the cover was reminiscent of the first Ms.?
How fortunate to be born the year before Ms. Steinem had the courage to give the feminist movement a mainstream voice. And how fortunate I was to be able to apprentice with Ms. Barbara Nessim after art school to learn how to be business women too. I always knew her influence was monumental in my life, but didn’t quite understand I was standing on the shoulders of such giants at the time. Barbara and Ms. Steinem we’re roommates back in the day.
Though I’m certain my male counterparts still earn more, we, as woman are looked upon as leaders and valued for our intellect. We rarely have to think how exceptional it is that we don’t have to think twice about our rights, we know them well.
So thank you to the women before us for what we enjoy today. And thank you to my thoroughly modern husband who does not think twice about splitting the care of household and kids. If it we’re still the same as before these great ladies, I would most likely be existing of a diet of barbiturates and bourbon. Instead, I can live on the pride of my accomplishments.
Posted by Amy Morawa-Murphy at 5:07 AM