I’ve agreed to become a blogger for The Exodus Road, an organization working to rescue victims of sex slavery in Southeast Asia. Here’s five ways all of us can help those who are enslaved. 1. Educate Yourself. Take some time to research the issue of modern day slavery. Check out the slavery map on FreetheSlaves.net. It’s …

Reading Marie Curie and Her Daughters, by Shelley Emling, this week, I found out that Irene Curie, Marie’s daughter and a Nobel Prize winner in her own right, was the main speaker at an International Women’s Day event in London in the late 1940s. It resonated with me . . .

September 11—It’s a date that will live in the minds of our generations as an event, a horrific event. It was an event that led to two wars, including one called Enduring Freedom. We all want freedom. I hear it as people scream at each other on Facebook on the runup to the election. (How …

A few years ago I saw the original Butler Bag in a boutique in Lewes, Delaware. I was entranced. The thing that made me want the bag was the inner organizer (pictured at left), hence the name “Butler.” I didn’t buy it, though. I didn’t want to spend the money for it, so I spent …

You expect fashion to go in and out of fashion. After all, it’s called fashion for a reason. But what always amazes me is how causes seem to go in and out of fashion. I mean if people are homeless in Haiti, shouldn’t it be important to care until the problem is solved, not just until …