Rainesford Stauffer
Rainesford Stauffer is a freelance writer and reporter. She’s the author of two nonfiction books, An Ordinary Age and All the Gold Stars.
Unpaid Leave and ‘Inconvenient’ Postpartum Bodies—Why Ballerinas Are Fighting for Their Rights
“We’re told we should do it ‘for the love of the art form,’ but we still have bills to pay and families to raise.”
Jul 9, 2025
We Should Be Ambitious About Our Friendships
Ambition doesn’t just have to be about work. We can be ambitious for each other too.
Jun 13, 2023
Ageism Hurts All of Us, Even ’Young People’
We’re either “too young” to have it all figured out, or “too old” to be relevant.
May 6, 2021
