About WWJD?

Lily Beth grew up in a small Southern town, with parents who firmly believed in politeness, goodness, and responsibility to others. It wasn’t until she got to college that she realized that many of the most simple rules of being nice – holding doors, saying “thank you” – had been bypassed entirely by contemporary culture. When she re-located above the Mason-Dixon line for graduate school, this became even more apparent.

Lily Beth has a degree in English Literature and Feminist Theory. She’s a feminist and human rights activist who works with various non-profits to try and leave the world better than she found it. She started this blog to try and reconcile the gap between etiquette and feminism. Where she comes from, the two are not mutually exclusive – in fact, when used in conjunction, she believes they can be a very powerful tool.

She enjoys politics, transcendentalist literature, hostessing, horse-riding, sewing, trap shooting, gardening, vintage car shows, and baking. This makes her a relatively unique individual indeed.

Her handle, “Lily Beth,” comes from Somebody is Going to Die if Lily Beth Doesn’t Catch That Bouquet by Gayden Metcalfe and Charlotte Hays.

She is married to Jack, whose handle comes from Lily Beth’s theory that all the good heroes are named Jack.

The website title comes from what Lily Beth’s mother used to always say to her when she was asking a question like, “Do you think this skirt is too short?” A book by also exists by the same name, by Shelly Branch and Sue Callaway.