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…·14 min read·Mar 1, 2021--29--29
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…·3 min read·Dec 8, 2022--1--1
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…·7 min read·Dec 3, 2021--1--1
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?·2 min read·Sep 6, 2021--1--1
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…·12 min read·Apr 16, 2021--1--1
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…·3 min read·Apr 16, 2021--1--1
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…·8 min read·Dec 27, 2020----
Susan BordoinDemocracy GuardianAn Apology from Kentucky to GeorgiaWe’re so sorry. We make great bourbon, but we let the country down.·6 min read·Dec 11, 2020--8--8
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…·5 min read·Dec 2, 2020--4--4