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Monica Hesse

Washington, D.C.

Education: Bryn Mawr College, B.A. in English; Johns Hopkins University, M.A. in Nonfiction writing

Monica Hesse is a columnist for The Washington Post's Style section, who frequently writes about gender and its impact on society. In 2022 she was a Pulitzer Prize finalist in the field of commentary. She's the author of several novels, most recently, "They Went Left."
Latest from Monica Hesse

The women in Hunter Biden’s life are telling us something

And it has nothing to do with politics.

June 6, 2024
Hunter Biden's former wife, Kathleen Buhle, departs the federal courthouse after taking the stand during the trial of Hunter Biden.

It’s a woman’s right to fly her own flag! Hear, hear Justice Alito.

The Supreme Court justice is defending a woman’s freedom to make her own decisions without the influence of a man. Say more.

May 29, 2024
Supreme Court Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. in 2019.

Listen to Jason Kelce on homemakers, not Harrison Butker

If NFL players are to become cultural experts on marriage and motherhood, go with the guy who goes with a domestic flow of duties.

May 29, 2024
Jason and Kylie Kelce in September.

How a Southern Baptist minister came to lead an LGBTQ-affirming church

Ten years ago Danny Cortez gave a controversial sermon, and then the story really began.

May 21, 2024
Cortez on May 19.

Greene vs. Crockett: Congresswomen join men of the House in bad behavior

Sparring over their appearances, Marjorie Taylor Greene and Jasmine Crockett stopped a committee hearing in its tracks.

May 17, 2024
Reps. Jasmine Crockett (D-Tex.) and Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.).

The challenge of being a creative person once you’ve created a person

A very tired parent’s tips for writing a book while also doing all the other things.

May 14, 2024

The sisterhood of the Express pants

Express has filed for bankruptcy. Don’t pretend you never shopped there.

April 27, 2024
The clothing retailer Express has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

The debate about Sonia Sotomayor is not about sexism. It’s more dire.

Some want the Supreme Court justice to retire so that President Biden can name a replacement before ... before what happens, exactly?

April 24, 2024
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor talks at an event at George Washington University in March.

What the ‘tradwife’ trend says about modern life

Why some young women are spurning feminism and embracing the “tradwife” lifestyle.

April 18, 2024

What the 'tradwife' trend says about modern life

Some women are retreating to stereotypical, retro gender roles that embrace the patriarchy. Known as “tradwives,” they are all over TikTok. We discuss how this trend exposes a continued struggle over equality for men and women in modern society.

April 17, 2024