Homemaking as a Degree

A few weeks back I briefly caught something on the Today Show that’s weighed on my mind ever since. It was about a college that had instituted a new degree: homemaking. Apparently some had taken exception to the fact such a thing was being offered and controversy ensued. Initially I thought it was the radical feminists creating a stink. That’s something they’d find offensive. And to an extent they did factor in, but even more offensive than the concept of a homemaking degree was the fact it was being offered by a Baptist college. (The College at Southwestern.) Feminists felt … Continue reading

Did They Really Say That?

Twenty years ago, I didn’t read Newsweek Magazine – at least I didn’t read it willingly. At the age of 14, I had more important things to read – like entertainment magazines that highlighted the upcoming videos on MTV ( remember when MTV actually showed videos – sigh), Anyway, twenty years or so ago, there was an infamous Newsweek cover story that highlighted the fact that a 40 year old woman was more likely to be killed by a terrorist than to get married. Now, you may be sitting here and doing the math – 20 years ago it was … Continue reading