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08/23/2026

“When you go to a regular [retirement] home, you give up music and then you start to die on the inside. And here, you live in music all the time.” - Operatic soprano Mary Jo Lindsey

Read on…

https://www.michiganpublic.org/arts-life/2023-06-23/from-detroit-to-milan-and-beyond-mary-lindseys-life-in-opera

CBS Sunday Morning

Mary Lindsey grew up in Detroit, but her opera career took her to concert halls across Europe. Today she lives at Casa Verdi, a home for retired musicians in Milan, Italy established by composer Giuseppe Verdi.

08/06/2026

Girls want pockets, too! When 8-year-old Georgia noticed the boy’s pants had pockets, but the girls didn’t on the same school trousers she wears, she set out to do something about it. She wrote to the company, Sainsbury's, started a petition, and got real change: girls' pants now come complete w...

06/13/2026

https://sloanreview.mit.edu/article/the-empathy-tax-female-leaders-pay/

In the past year, emotional labor at work grew for nearly 59% of women. It’s taking a toll on them and their employers.

06/02/2026

https://www.smith.edu/news-events/news/i-go-beyond-sound-bite

Itoro Bassey ’09 has witnessed the quiet but powerful ways women of color shape the biggest stories.

03/12/2026

https://www.mentalfloss.com/best-and-worst-states-to-be-a-woman-2026?utm_source=recommendedreads.com

Being a woman isn’t easy—but some states soften the blow with better pay and benefits.