Aphra Behn was one of the best and most successful comic writers in a great age of English comedy. If her plays are less polished than those of George Etherege and William Wycherley, it must be remembered that, unlike them, she had to support herself: sh...

All women writers, observed Virginia Woolf in A Room of One's Own (1928), "ought to let flowers fall upon the tomb of Aphra Behn, for it was she who earned them the right to speak their minds." The prolific Behn was the first professional female writer i...

Aphra Behn, one of the most influential dramatists of the late seventeenth century, was also a celebrated poet and novelist. Her contemporary reputation was founded primarily on her "scandalous" plays, which she claimed would not have been criticized for...

The Record (Bergen County, NJ) 03-22-2007 Marriage it is not -- Same-sex couples are not flocking to civil unions Date: 03-22-2007, Thursday Section: OPINION Edtion: All Editions ON Feb. 19, New Jersey's civil union law went into effect. Gay advocates expected...

Marriage, work at odds in welfare reform studies By NINA BERNSTEIN New York Times Monday, June 3, 2002 For years, work and marriage have been seen as twin pillars of welfare reform, but just as President Bush is seeking welfare legislation...