Vera (Atkins) Rosenberg: A Romanian Jewish Woman Spy Who Fought the Nazis with Everything She Had (1908-2000)
I was unaware that women were sent behind enemy lines by the Allied powers as spies and...
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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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Mona Chollet – In Defense of Witches: The Legacy of the Witch Hunts and Why Women Are Still on Trial, or What’s Up with Powerful Women Being Called Nasty?
I was immediately attracted to Mona Chollet’s book when I spotted it. I was on one of my bookstore...
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Woman Writer and Activist Alicia Garza: The Dynamics of Power
Let’s begin by saying that movements are not started with hashtags and there is a lot more to...
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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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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...
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Books, Glorious Books: May you know them and read them!
Books, in any and all formats, are human evolution’s most valuable resource. Books invite us into...
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“The phoenix takes its rest”: Visiting Woman Writer May Sarton’s Grave
It’s been 3 years since I wrote this original post. My daughter and her husband will...
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Woman Writer Willa Cather: A Forever View of the Mountain
Last week, my sister Theresa and I took advantage of the opportunity to visit the grave of...
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