Born in 1948, Mary Kay Blakely is a mother, teacher, author, journalist, and feminist who is also involved with multiple media outlets for women's issues. Many of her articles and books interweave topics such as politics, motherhood, and careers, and her novels chronicle the convergence of all three, resonating with contemporary women from a variety of backgrounds. In fact, she is often consulted for her views on women's topics, and her essays have appeared in the Washington Post, the New York Times, Psychology Today, and Family Circle, to name a few national publications.