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A Woman Not of Her Time

by Barry Yeoman on March 16, 2020

Please click here to be directed to the PDF of “A Woman Not of Her Time,” Carolina Alumni Review, March-April 2020 issue.

Power Play

by Barry Yeoman on October 1, 2018

Click here for “Power Play,” National Wildlife, October 2018. Opens as a PDF.

The Cookhouse Shepherd

by Barry Yeoman on July 1, 2018

Click here for “The Cookhouse Shepherd,” Carolina Alumni Review, July 2018. Opens as a PDF.

Women Vets: A Battle All Their Own

by Barry Yeoman on November 9, 2013

While female service members confront the same problems as male veterans, they also face distinct struggles. Originally published in Parade. WHEN STACY KEYTE WAS DEPLOYED Iraq in 2005, her life as a young wife and mother had just begun to take shape. She had a 15-month-old son, Caleb, a happy boy who loved dancing around […]

DNC Day 2: Streets of Gore

by Barry Yeoman on August 26, 2008

Anti-abortion activists confront feminists in Denver. Originally published in Indy Week. DURING THIS WEEK OF THE DEMOCRATIC National Convention, it’s hard to walk more than a few blocks in downtown Denver without encountering clusters of abortion opponents carrying billboard-sized photos of fetal remains. They often make a lot of noise—but the demonstrators outside the University Club on […]

The Case of the Battered Pet

by Barry Yeoman on June 1, 2008

Who would suspect that a family’s animals could be pawns in domestic violence? Or that their sad condition might tip off investigators to women in trouble? The terrifying truth about cats and dogs. Originally published in O, The Oprah Magazine. MARCELLA HARB-HAUSER, DVM, WAS DOING HER morning rounds at a San Rafael, California, veterinary hospital when […]

What Makes Elizabeth Run

by Barry Yeoman on September 1, 2007

She doesn’t agree with her husband on every single issue. She doesn’t hesitate to say so publicly. And she doesn’t walk away from a fight. Elizabeth Edwards might just be the most refreshing political spouse since Eleanor Roosevelt.  Originally published in O, The Oprah Magazine. IF ANYONE HAD QUESTIONED ELIZABETH EDWARDS’ credentials as America’s most outspoken […]

When a Woman Goes Bald

by Barry Yeoman on February 1, 2006

A scientist’s painful battle with balding drives her to find the genetic basis for hair loss. Originally published in Discover. ON A FRIDAY MORNING LAST JUNE, Efrat Fadida threw a denim jacket over her white summer blouse and caught a ride with her father from the small Israeli town of Gedera east to Jerusalem. Walking into Hadassah […]

Not Just a Bladder Infection

by Barry Yeoman on June 1, 2003

For years, physicians thought women suffering from interstitial cystitis were hysterical. Now there’s professional recognition—and hope. Originally published in Self. ON MARCH 7, 2002, PAUL MCLEAN returned to his Arlington, Virginia, home from his office at the U.S. Department of Defense and found his wife had committed suicide by shooting herself. “Diane decided she’d had enough,” says […]

‘I Had An Abortion When I Was Six Months Pregnant’

by Barry Yeoman on October 1, 2001

Confronted with desperately ill unborn twins and great risks to her own health, a young woman steps into a political minefield. By Gina Gonzales as told to Barry Yeoman. Originally published in Glamour.  I NEVER THOUGHT I WOULD CARE PASSIONATELY about the abortion issue or that I would find myself defending one of the most controversial medical procedures […]

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