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Sarah Jaffe

Sarah Jaffe

Sarah is a lawyer and mother to a 21 month old. She lives in Brooklyn. She has written about the portrayal and treatment of mothers for Slate: https://slate.com/author/sarah-jaffe.
May
19
Childcare is essential for essential workers, but what if you’re not one of them?

Childcare is essential for essential workers, but what if you’re not one of them?

Photo by Charles Deluvio on UnsplashNew York State on Pause (Executive Order 202.6, the provisions of which have been
6 min read
Dec
10
Life in Limbo: The Interminably Slow Pace of Adoptions

Life in Limbo: The Interminably Slow Pace of Adoptions

Photo by Liv Bruce on UnsplashThe story of Michael Orlando Clark, Jr., a Michigan kindergartener who invited his entire class
5 min read
Jun
13
“The only way we got through that first night was with my daughter on my chest” – Making Room For Fathers At Hospitals

“The only way we got through that first night was with my daughter on my chest” – Making Room For Fathers At Hospitals

FLATBUSH – My husband was snoring through my contractions, but that was OK with me. We’d gotten to Kings County
7 min read