Bronze Willa Cather Takes Her Place in US Capitol Statuary Hall
Two months ago I began this post wondering why it was taking so long to install the bronze statue...
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Poet Warrior by Joy Harjo: Healing Hearts and Nations
“My innate impulse is healing, which is also standing up for justice, which can heal hearts and...
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A New Narrative: It’s Hester’s Turn
When a great novel is penned and the author passes on, that story doesn’t change much if at all,...
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Woman Writer Brenda Ueland: Sharing an Exhilarating Existence
In preparation for a women’s writing group, I was lining up well-known teachers of writing, those...
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Sandra Cisneros’ “Women Without Shame”: Poetry for a New Year
Almost 30 years in the making, this collection of poems is to be savored. This latest book of...
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May Alcott Nieriker: Littlest Woman, Big Ambition, American (1840-1879)
The youngest sister of Little Women author Louisa May Alcott, May Alcott Nieriker was a successful...
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Woman Writer Virginia Woolf: A Bench of Her Own, With Room for You
Such an invitation! We were invited to the unveiling of the full-size bronze sculpture of Virginia...
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The Doctors Blackwell: How Two Pioneering Sisters Brought Medicine to Women – And Women to Medicine by Janice P. Nimura (2021)
On January 23, 1849, Elizabeth Blackwell was awarded a medical degree. She was the first woman in...
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Cristina Trivulzio di Belgiojoso: “A personality with a thousand faces” now in bronze
I’ve never been to Milan, Italy, but next time I’m in that country, I plan to visit this city that...
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