Thank you, Benjamin Moser for this excellent essay on feminism and especially on Honor Moore‘s contributions to the field. I’d like to join you in recommending her compelling memoir, OUR REVOLUTION, a book that looks at a period in American history through the lens of a personal relationship, in this case a mother and daughter.
What a brilliant essay about a doubly-brilliant woman (don't feel guilty about taking her time, she is so generous with it, Honor seems to have twice as much of it as anybody else to share her ideas and support for others). I first knew her when we were both very young at the Berkshire Theater Festival and she was much more woke than anybody else at the time- or maybe even since then. She's certainly been more consistently aware and articulate about the whole historical arc of being female than most anyone - except her closest intellectual associates. Your essay (and darling holey socks photos) are such a fine reminder that being An Intellectual is honorable. Thanks for celebrating Honor- and showing appreciation for people who share ideas and their intellectual energy throughout their entire lives. Too late for most of us to aspire to (our lives being on the other side of the hill) but maybe some up-and-coming Amanda Gorman followers can learn from Honor's example - and yours.
I'm in tears and a little embarrassed reading this extraordinary tribute! Thank you Ben! Not only on my behalf but on feminism's!! And I send a shout out to my friend,excellent and redoubtable co-editor of WOMEN'S LIBERATION! … Alix Kates Shulman!
I loved this, Ben, so many ideas to think about and explore. I don’t get why you were called ‘courageous’ for writing this. Surely, surely not because you are a man?
Thank you, Benjamin Moser for this excellent essay on feminism and especially on Honor Moore‘s contributions to the field. I’d like to join you in recommending her compelling memoir, OUR REVOLUTION, a book that looks at a period in American history through the lens of a personal relationship, in this case a mother and daughter.
What a brilliant essay about a doubly-brilliant woman (don't feel guilty about taking her time, she is so generous with it, Honor seems to have twice as much of it as anybody else to share her ideas and support for others). I first knew her when we were both very young at the Berkshire Theater Festival and she was much more woke than anybody else at the time- or maybe even since then. She's certainly been more consistently aware and articulate about the whole historical arc of being female than most anyone - except her closest intellectual associates. Your essay (and darling holey socks photos) are such a fine reminder that being An Intellectual is honorable. Thanks for celebrating Honor- and showing appreciation for people who share ideas and their intellectual energy throughout their entire lives. Too late for most of us to aspire to (our lives being on the other side of the hill) but maybe some up-and-coming Amanda Gorman followers can learn from Honor's example - and yours.
I'm in tears and a little embarrassed reading this extraordinary tribute! Thank you Ben! Not only on my behalf but on feminism's!! And I send a shout out to my friend,excellent and redoubtable co-editor of WOMEN'S LIBERATION! … Alix Kates Shulman!
I loved this, Ben, so many ideas to think about and explore. I don’t get why you were called ‘courageous’ for writing this. Surely, surely not because you are a man?