Highly educated women these days rightfully protest the torturous trade-offs required in pursuit of “having it all,” but we tend to forget our forerunners: a generation of women stuck between distant history and modern struggle.
Author: Gail Cornwall
Gail Cornwall is a former public school teacher and recovering lawyer who now works as a stay-at-home mother and freelance writer in San Francisco. Her work has been published online by The Atlantic, The New York Times, The Washington Post, Salon and Parents among others. You can find her on Facebook and Twitter, or read more at gailcornwall.com.