Even as a child, Rina Di Francesco understood the importance of having a home of one’s own. “My parents immigrated over from Italy with no money in their pockets, a couple of dollars,” Rina recalled. “But they worked hard, they...
Month: March 2019
Causes, Featured, Features, Health, Special Feature
SPECIAL FEATURE: A style for every story
At the New York State Fair last year, Frieda Weeks was approached by a woman who told her the kind of news she loves to hear. “She was a woman of the cloth and she said, ‘I want you to...
From the editor
FROM THE EDITOR: Uppity women, unite
“Well-behaved women seldom make history.” I’m sure you’ve heard that before. It’s often attributed to Eleanor Roosevelt or Marilyn Monroe, but it actually comes from a 1976 article on Puritan funeral services written by historian Laurel Thatcher Ulrich. I guess...
Featured, Features, Special Feature
FEATURE: Nonprofit introduces first local support group for Deaf women
The statistics are staggering. Some 90 percent of Deaf or hard-of-hearing children are born into families with no experience with Deafness, and 75 percent of families do not sign with their children, creating a huge barrier to communication during their...
