PinnedSusan BordoinengenderedThe Erasure of Hillary ClintonIn 2017, when Hillary Clinton emerged after a well-deserved hiatus to resume public service, the calls for her to quietly leave the stage…Mar 1, 202129Mar 1, 202129
Susan BordoReflections on GriefIn the November 22 New York Times, Jill Bialosky, still living with the grief of her sister’s suicide at the age of 21, takes issues with…Dec 8, 20221Dec 8, 20221
Susan BordoThree Abortions and the Real Agenda of “Pro-Life”(I gave this talk at a rally several months ago. I have a fractured wrist at the moment and can’t write something new about this week’s…Dec 3, 20211Dec 3, 20211
Susan BordoinengenderedWhere Did It All Begin, This Refusal to Grant Women Equality, Humanity?When did it all begin? The realization that the country was no longer under the control of those to whom it had been promised by God?Sep 6, 20211Sep 6, 20211
Susan BordoinengenderedPrime-Time Feminism: A Few Snapshots from my New Book on TVPowerful women have never been that hard to find in the movies or on television. Often, however, they are the villainesses: the schemers…Apr 16, 20211Apr 16, 20211
Susan BordoWhy There are no Sports in My New Book on TVEvery book on the history of television has a chapter (or more) on sports. Mine doesn’t. The reason is simple: I can’t watch a sports event…Apr 16, 20211Apr 16, 20211
Susan BordoinengenderedGeorgia’s On My Mind…As we near a hugely consequential election, I present a tribute to Georgia via “Designing Women,” excerpted from my forthcoming book on…Dec 27, 2020Dec 27, 2020
Susan BordoinDemocracy GuardianAn Apology from Kentucky to GeorgiaWe’re so sorry. We make great bourbon, but we let the country down.Dec 11, 20208Dec 11, 20208
Susan BordoinengenderedI Wrote a Famous Book about Body-Hating and Never Mentioned my Own. Let me Correct that Now…Last year, I was asked to write a preface to a forum that my former graduate students, now successful teachers and writers, had put…Dec 2, 20204Dec 2, 20204