May 11, 2013
Hope Edelman
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Hope Edelman, best-selling author of Motherless Daughters and The Possibility of Everything
Hope Edelman, Author of “Motherless Daughters” And Her Memoir, “The Possibility of Everything”
Julia Sweeney of SNL Fame On Her Book, “If It’s Not One Thing, It’s Your Mother”
May 11, 2013
Julia Sweeney
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Julia Sweeney of “Saturday Night Live” fame with her new book, If It’s Not One Thing, It’s Your Mother. You can read an excerpt here.
Mary Skinner’s Special Film “Irena Sendler–In The Name Of Their Mothers”
By Pamela Burke
UPDATE 3/20/13: For more current information about the Irena Sendler film, visit this facebook page.
UPDATE 2/26/12: This documentary just won the 2012 Gracie Award for Outstanding Documentary in Public TV
Mary Skinner is a former marketing executive turned documentarian. She’s recently released the remarkable film: Irena Sendler, In the Name of their Mothers, the story of a group of young Polish women who outwitted the Nazis to save thousands of Jewish children from certain death during WWII.
“It was sad to me that few people outside of Poland knew anything about these people.” Mary Skinner
The story is told through the perspective of 95-year-old Irena Sendler, her co-conspirators, and several of the children they saved. Mary was always struck by the story and the “moxie” of the women.
She alerted us to her documentary as it was about to be broadcast on PBS in May, writing that it was an inspiring story of feminine moral courage that she hoped people would view. We wanted to know more about this powerful and moving film. Mary filled us in on the details of her journey to make it…
TOP 10: Why Women Still Can’t Have It All
Why Women Still Can’t Have It All: Anne-Marie Slaughter–theatlantic.com–6/21/12
Top 10: Have a Babay, Win a Marathon
Have a Baby, Win a Marathon: Erin Aliday–sfgate.com–3/26/12
Joanne Bamberger, the “Pundit Mom” and Author of “Mothers of Intention”
February 18, 2012
Joanne Bamberger
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Joanne Bamberger, blogger known as Pundit Mom, author of Mothers of Intention
