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Zora Neale Hurston: The Real Deal, American Woman Writer (1891-1960)
Learning that Zora Neale Hurston died in a county home alone and broke made me sad and angry. Yet,...
Nasty Women Writers: STEM
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Barbara McClintock: Breaking “Illogical Barriers,” American Woman Biologist (1902-1992)
Barbara McClintock once stated that she was “not a feminist” which would, in effect, disqualify...
Nasty Women Writers: Breaking the Bronze Ceiling - Statues of Real Women in Public Spaces
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Shattering Ceilings: Glass and Bronze!
Little by little, we move closer to a new year. (I’ve always been noted for stating the obvious!)...
Nasty Women Writers: Activists
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“National Votes for Women Trail” and Pomeroy Markers, Maybe there is one in your Town
Over the summer I noticed a new sign in the town square where I live. It said: Votes for Women...
Nasty Women Writers: Artists
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Nasty Woman Artist Vanessa Bell: Life as Artform
Woman artist Vanessa (Stephen) Bell (1879-1961) turned every place that she lived into a living...
Nasty Women Writers: Revealing the Web of Women Writers - Connections that Nurture and Inspire
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Tiya Miles and Saidiya Hartman: Critical Fabulation – Claiming the Narrative and Overriding the Supremacist Archive
In her book All That She Carried, woman writer Tiya Miles explores the lives of three women told...
Nasty Women Writers: Women and Ambition
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Mary Ball Washington (American, 1707-1789): The “First Mother” of The United States of America was Independent and Strong in Character
Mary Ball Washington, the mother of George Washington, first President of the United States of...
Why #Nasty Women Writers?
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Women Writers on Writing: Virginia Woolf’s “Angel in the House” and what it takes to be a #NastyWoman
In 1931 Virginia Woolf was asked to give a speech to the London/National Society for Women’s...
Nasty Women Writers: Feminist Booklist
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Charlotte Brontë’s Shirley: The Power of Female Friendship
Before this novel, published in 1849, between Jane Eyre and Villette, Shirley was only a man’s...
Faith Ringgold’s Children’s Books: Bringing Hope and History to Life
Faith Ringgold’s children’s books arose out of her story quilts, one in particular: Tar Beach. A...
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The Distinction of Elizabeth Barrett Browning: Part 1
Few poets and their relationship are more enveloped in mystery than Elizabeth Barrett and Robert...
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- Nasty Women Writers
- Nasty Women Writers: STEM
- Nasty Women Writers: Artists
- Nasty Women Writers: Activists
- Nasty Women Writers: Women and Ambition
- Why #Nasty Women Writers?
- Nasty Women Writers: Feminist Booklist
- Nasty Women Writers: Breaking the Bronze Ceiling - Statues of Real Women in Public Spaces
- Nasty Women Writers: Revealing the Web of Women Writers - Connections that Nurture and Inspire
The Distinction of Elizabeth Barrett Browning: Part 1
Few poets and their relationship are more enveloped in mystery than Elizabeth Barrett and Robert...
Elizabeth Sadoques Mason: One of the first Native American Registered Nurses in the United States
There are numerous ways Theresa and I discover and decide which Nasty Women to highlight on our...
Faith Ringgold’s Children’s Books: Bringing Hope and History to Life
Faith Ringgold’s children’s books arose out of her story quilts, one in particular: Tar Beach. A...
Earth Day 2023: Be Inspired by Carol Ruckdeschel, the “Tireless defender of sea turtles” and more.
In honor of Earth Day, April 22, 2023, we’re rerunning this post about the amazing...
Mary Ball Washington (American, 1707-1789): The “First Mother” of The United States of America was Independent and Strong in Character
Mary Ball Washington, the mother of George Washington, first President of the United States of...
Women Writers on Writing: Virginia Woolf’s “Angel in the House” and what it takes to be a #NastyWoman
In 1931 Virginia Woolf was asked to give a speech to the London/National Society for Women’s...
Charlotte Brontë’s Shirley: The Power of Female Friendship
Before this novel, published in 1849, between Jane Eyre and Villette, Shirley was only a man’s...
‘Journey to Freedom’: Harriet Tubman Still on the Move
This article was first posted a year ago. Therefore I’ve added a couple of interesting...
Theresa Cha’s Influence on the Web of Women Writers
The web of women writers is the deeply interwoven connectivity of relationships between women...
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