Free to Beyou and Me

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It's Political

Judith Greenberg, Ph.D. | Posted 03.24.2013 | Politics

It's another moment for me of realizing the urgency of political action. Guns have long been a problem in this country. But the recent spate of horrific shootings have awaked the nation and President Obama to the need to rise up.

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Free to Be... You and Me -- Forty Years Later

Marlo Thomas | Posted 01.30.2013 | MarloThomas

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Forty years ago this month, a group of my friends and I released "Free to Be... You and Me," a children's record created to expel the gender and racial stereotypes of the era. Our mission was simple: to convince children that their dreams were not only boundless, but achievable. What happened next stunned all of us.

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How Celebrities Got An Album About Gender Equality Made In The '70s

Slate | Posted 10.24.2012 | Women

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And lo, the word went out to New York’s songwriters and children’s book authors and frustrated Broadway bards and William Morris clients in the sp...

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A Special "Free To Be" Tribute From Melissa Levis

Posted 06.17.2012 | Women

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The following essay was written by my friend Melissa Levis, Wendy Wasserstein's niece. Wendy brought her to meet me when she was 5 years old because s...

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Sharing Laughs And Memories With NY1

Posted 11.15.2011 | Women

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I sat down with NY1's Budd Mishkin to talk all about my memoir, Growing Up Laughing, and the memories that inspired it - we covered so much! I had a ...

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Free To Be You And Me

Posted 11.19.2012 | Women

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I'm so proud of the work we did on "Free to Be...You and Me." Here are a few of my favorite photos from my time working on Free to Be. My Weekly Ne...

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What Your Kids Might Not Be Telling You

Marlo Thomas | Posted 12.31.2011 | Women

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In case you need reminding from when you were a kid -- kids keep secrets from their parents. But there is one secret, for sure, that has to be brought out into the open... because it's killing them.

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