MOUNT HOLYOKE COLLEGE ALUMNAE QUARTERLY
“When I turned 30, I realized that no one was telling me the proper direction to go in…I had to turn inward and really trust my passion. I’ve been lucky to follow that and get employment and do things I absolutely love.”
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TWO BOSSY DAMES
Simmons bawdily mugs his way through the bit, at one point passionately taking future pansexuality icon Wayne Brady into his arms as they pretend to be trees bound together as a raft, winking and making the “ok” sign at the shrieking audience.
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TWO BOSSY DAMES
“There was a sort of sense of a sisterhood in that the company did want us to succeed, which was something I’d never experienced. I’d never had that “girlboss” energy around me before and it was intoxicating!”
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WIDE OPEN COUNTRY
Flipping through a country star cookbook is a listening to some of their most personal recordings — intimate and comforting. But it's also familiar, like sitting in your grandma's kitchen while she makes you an after school snack.
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MOUNT HOLYOKE COLLEGE ALUMNAE QUARTERLY
Conversations with the 19 extraordinary MHC alums who received awards from their Alumnae Association at the 2023 Commencement and Reunion celebrations.
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GLAM
It has often been a challenge to maintain one's individual sense of style at work. Furthermore, the societal expectations concerning women's appearances has varied wildly over the last century.
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VINYL ME PLEASE
Per Dolly, the big blonde hair, gaudy makeup, sweeping decolletage, and glittering western wear that goes into her “Backwoods Barbie” identity is “a country girl’s idea of glam.” She knew from a young age she wanted to grow up to be the woman she is today. Alongside her devotion to artifice and glitz, there’s a genuineness, kindness, and nurturing aura about Dolly Parton that has made her one of the most well-loved celebrities in the world.
