We tell women they have unrealistic standards about what is obtainable to them, and we do this living in a world inhabited by males who will literally spend all day making sexual comments to any female in their sightline. We tell women to lower their standards, while men who look like turtles feel…
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Mary Elizabeth Williams
Mary Elizabeth Williams is an American writer and commentator. She is a staff writer for the online magazine Salon. She has also written for The New York Times, The Nation, and other publications. As a commentator, she has made appearances on MSNBC, Today, and NBC Nightly News. In 2009, Williams released a memoir titled Gimme Shelter. 2Personal life Mary Elizabeth Williams grew up in Jersey City, New Jersey. She has described herself as a practicing Catholic. In August 2010, Williams was diagnosed with malignant melanoma and underwent surgery. In August 2011, she was rediagnosed with stage IV melanoma. Later that year, she entered a stage I clinical trial for an experimental immunotherapy cancer drug, with which she had some succes