Phoebe Maltz Bovy

Phoebe Maltz Bovy is a writer based in Princeton, New Jersey. She is a doctoral candidate at New York University, writing on Jews and intermarriage in 19th-century France.

An Ironic, Low-Key, Unconventional Wedding Is Still a Wedding

An Ironic, Low-Key, Unconventional Wedding Is Still a Wedding

An ethically sourced engagement ring doesn't change the fact that you're engaged, just like a girl who got her jewelry at Zales. More »

Unpaid Internships Are a Rich-Girl Problem—and Also a Real Problem

Unpaid Internships Are a Rich-Girl Problem—and Also a Real Problem

Certain types of unpaid internships can look like a problem only for the privileged—which makes it easier to ignore their real injustice. More »

There's No Perfect Age to Find a Husband

There's No Perfect Age to Find a Husband

Women in their 20s are told they're too young to settle down. Then, seemingly overnight, they start hearing they're spinsters. What gives? More »

The Ethical Implications of Parents Writing About Their Kids

The Ethical Implications of Parents Writing About Their Kids

Tips for spotting a problematic new genre: parental overshare More »

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Picking up the Pieces After the Tornado in Moore, Oklahoma

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