>"Sorry, Can't Resist" Dep't -- are you saying that if you were a schoolgirl today you wouldn't wear a skirt? <g>

Yeah. Have you ever seen me in a skirt or dress? I put one on to go to synagogue, or for a wedding or funeral. That's about it.

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>Good for your dad for standing up and changing what he could. And he taught his children well. I don't think I know whether he's still alive or not. Here's hoping so.
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He is, though he's been diagnosed with Parkinson's. So far, the meds are helping a lot. (And I was for embryonic stem cell research even before his diagnosis.)

My parents absolutely raised us to work for a better world. Many of my childhood memories are centered around social justice activities--we went to civil rights and anti-war rallies and we lived it at home. I grew up in one of the few mixed-race, mixed-ethnic neighborhoods in Philadelphia (which had a big impact on my choosing to live in such a place now). We went without lettuce and green grapes for years when they were boycotted. Etc., etc., etc.

My parents are still involved today. My mother is vice president of the Philly League of Women Voters; she spent yesterday at their phone bank helping voters. One of her babies is voter registration; she organizes drives all over hte place, including high schools. My dad tutors for a pittance (apparently they're not allowed to use volunteers?) at the local Community College. And so on and so forth.

Tamar
Tamar