Kimberly Gadette, Author at Women's eNews

Move Over ‘Girls;’ Time for Cable TV’s Real Women

By Kimberly Gadette ● Uncategorized ● April 12, 2013

There are the marvelously complex heroines of cable TV’s comedy/dramas . . . and then there’s Hannah Horvath.

YA Hearts Keep Beating for Paranormal Romance

By Kimberly Gadette ● Uncategorized ● February 12, 2013

The “Twilight” series has passed into eternal midnight, but the Valentine’s Day opening of “Beautiful Creatures” births a new afterlife in paranormal YA romance. Yet, this is no Valentine if anemic teen movies leave you dying for something better.

Hollywood in 2012 Was Female-Action Packed

By Kimberly Gadette ● Uncategorized ● December 27, 2012

Take a bow, movie makers of the year past. From little girls facing down prehistoric beasts to elderly goddesses communing with the planet, 2012 movies teemed with complex female characters and a new sense of opportunity.

It’s Summer: Time to Clean Up the Bikini Car Wash

By Kimberly Gadette ● Commentary ● August 19, 2008

Underage, underdressed girls’ fundraising activities are more than merely tolerated. They seem to be fully sanctioned by the parents. Kimberly Gadette says that if this is the charity that begins at home, perhaps it’s time to call in child services.

9-11 Widows Want All Our Safety; Let’s Listen Up

By Kimberly Gadette ● Politics ● August 16, 2006

The “World Trade Center” movie is showing amid a heightened terror alert, shaky ceasefire in Lebanon and relentless bloodshed in Iraq. What the world needs now, says Kimberly Gadette, is more attention to the policies the 9/11 widows fought so hard for.

South Dakota Spurs a Toast to Purple Power

By Kimberly Gadette ● Politics ● June 7, 2006

People in South Dakota are taking the state’s abortion ban into their own hands in November. Kimberly Gadette says this exercise of grassroots democracy is part of a resurgence of “purple” people power that can be assisted by the Internet.

Male Backlash Muddles and Misses Facts

By Kimberly Gadette ● Uncategorized ● April 5, 2006

First, it was Iron John running around the woods. Now, it’s a Harvard professor intent on slighting women and a male group complaining about paternity obligations. Kimberly Gadette recommends they all “wake up and smell the diapers.”

Long Arm of Law Reaching Up U.S. Women’s Skirts

By Kimberly Gadette ● Commentary ● March 1, 2006

Kimberly Gadette says it’s time to slap the groping male hand of the law back in its place as she considers last week’s South Dakota abortion ban aimed straight for the Supreme Court.

Why Dressing Up for Halloween Is Wearing Thin

By Kimberly Gadette ● Commentary ● October 26, 2005

Women are helping to fuel a spending spree in adult Halloween costumes this year. After giving the escapism urge some serious thought, Kimberly Gadette says she won’t be buying that FBI Girl costume after all.

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