We need to talk about the portrayal of women on soaps. Some are all "I am woman, hear me roar!" while others are rolling back the clock to butter churning and husband hunting. It's painful to watch ...

We need to talk about the portrayal of women on soaps. Some are all “I am woman, hear me roar!” while others are rolling back the clock to butter churning and husband hunting. It’s painful to watch ...

A Chicago woman created soap operas. And a Chicago woman is keeping them alive. First, let me introduce you to Irna Phillips. She revolutionized television and hardly gets enough credit. Born in 1901 ...

HOUSTON, Minn. - Three years after she and a friend started it at home, Doris Henderson of rural Houston has expanded her Silver Wynd Soaps business by operating a gifts room in The Cottage, an ...

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