Written by Jennifer Cooper on January 23, 2010 – 10:38 am
Yesterday marked the 37th anniversary of Roe v. Wade. It is among the most controversial Supreme Court decisions in U.S. history, and each year those for and against legalized abortion face off in what seems to be a never-ending battle. As I am fiercely pro-choice, I can accept that some women believe abortion is wrong. [...]
Written by Jennifer Cooper on July 29, 2009 – 10:46 pm
Day 26–July 29, 2009 (rest in Pittsburgh, 0.0 miles) Since I began my walk not a month ago I have climbed mountains and walked beside farm fields. I have met amazing and generous people and made lifelong friends. I’ve walked through impoverished communities and been touched as those with almost nothing pulled money out of [...]
Written by Jennifer Cooper on July 29, 2009 – 12:25 pm
Day 25–July 28 (North Versailles, PA-Pittsburgh, PA, 12.7 miles) Virginia Woolf once said that for women to be successful as writers they had to have a “room of one’s own.” But many women do not even have a place to call home, let alone a room to devote to creative endeavors. In Pittsburgh there are [...]