Since 1981, writer Helene Tremblay has knocked on doors in 62 countries and asked strangers if she could move in for three days and document their everyday lives in notes...
Writer Ana Castillo will return to her native Chicago to discuss her works Thursday at the Chicago Public Library Cultural Center. Castillo`s first novel, ''The Mixquiahuala Letters,'' won the Before...
Like many beauty pageant contestants, Christina Granato, 23, does some modeling, a career she began at an early age. A picture of her at 4 1/2, wearing red pajamas, once...
In the psychedelic `60s, Ultra Violet flashed through the underground New York art scene like a neon comet. The young French heiress starred in Andy Warhol`s movies, held a press...
Timid snow bunnies and seasoned skiers alike are invited to attend a free cross-country skiing workshop sponsored by the Chicago Area Women`s Sports Association (CAWSA) Tuesday. Members of the Viking...
By today`s standards, Anna Quindlen, 36, has it all: fame, fortune and a happy family life. Three years after graduating from Barnard College, Quindlen was hired as a reporter by...
The lives of 12 women artists, ranging from baroque painter Artemisia Gentileschi to modernist Georgia O`Keeffe, will be celebrated Tuesday in a free slide show and lecture at Artemisia Gallery....
Women with legal questions ranging from credit to child support issues can take advantage of two free workhops on women`s legal rights Tuesday. The Chicago chapter of the National Organization...
Less than 10 years ago, a physician who wished to specialize in women`s health decorated a waiting room in mauve instead of studying osteoporosis, said Sally Rynne. ''That era of...
Wanda Brandstetter, 64, a cheerful ex-Chicagoan living in Chesterton, Ind., intends to retire from her family-owned real estate business this month and spend the next six months in Florida. Like...