Writer Pam Dewey

Tag: Ani Difranco

  • Fear Isn’t a Reason to Quit

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    In “Why Do We Teach Girls That It’s Cute to Be Scared,” Caroline Paul writes about being one of the first women in the San Francisco Fire Department. “I expected people to question whether I had the physical ability to do the job (even though I was a 5-foot-10, 150-pound ex-college athlete). What I didn’t…

  • Lessons in Femininity and Combat Boots

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    I remember exactly what I wore to my first Ani Difranco concert. It was my junior year of high school. A group of us bought tickets to Ani’s show in Cedar Rapids. The popularity of Ani Difranco in my small hometown of Hudson, IA was a little suspect. I mean, how did we hear about…