Although I sat frozen with dread and embarrassment at every sound, it wasn’t anything a snack couldn’t squelch. At 8 months and 2.5 years old they did occasionally get fussy and didn’t always use inside voices. My daughters and I sat in the back and they quietly and at times not so quietly played in the back with the stash we mothers bring in our bag, so that I could enrich my design education and career. We gathered in a charming barn to hear her discuss her design style. One year ago to the date, I attended a craft fair that hosted the design expert Sarah Richardson. Now can I tell you why this spoke to me so deeply: Yet tonight there wasn’t any mother shaming to silence their child, no muttering “I can’t believe she brought her child to this event.” Thankfully this collective group of women did not shush away this reality. Society and worst of all women can still be so damn unsupportive. It is still so hard for women who work in and out of the home. LOVED! the very real moments in the audience when a faint coo and the occasional cry from babies in the audience…the very real evidence of how it is to be a working mother trying to maintain their place in society and raise their family. Women building their business, taking care of their business, finding their voice,įinding their tribe…making way for women.
Squeezed in the Brattle Theater in Cambridge Mass., we were women bonded by struggles, creativity, and resilience…and a love to learn about our stories. With all the negativity and hate out there lately, this breath of fresh air of hope and girl power was such a relief. IN THE COMPANY OF WOMEN book signing was fabulous!