Italian American Woman Writer Helen Barolini: The Dream Book
Helen Barolini discovered a void and set out to do something about it. The result of her decision...
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Figuring by Woman Writer Maria Popova
As we transition from summer to autumn, perhaps spending a bit more time indoors, consider...
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Maryse Condé: “Astute Scholar with a Mighty Pen,” French Guadaloupean Woman Writer(b.1937)
Maryse Condé’s novel Segu is set in the kingdom of Segu (1797) on the Niger river in what is...
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The Women We Become: Myths, Folktales, and Stories About Growing Older by Ann G. Thomas
A friend and I exchanged books for our birthdays. Being in our 60s, the books we gifted one...
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The Eventual Friendship of Margaret Fuller and Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Florence, Italy 1849
Exploring the life of Elizabeth Barrett Browning while a diehard fan of Margaret Fuller, I’d be...
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“The phoenix takes its rest”: Visiting Woman Writer May Sarton’s Grave
It’s been 4 years since I wrote this original post. My daughter and her husband will...
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The Distinction of Elizabeth Barrett Browning: Part II
Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s life can easily be divided in two: before she meets Robert Browning...
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Woman Writer, Educator and Activist Mary McLeod Bethune (1875 – 1955): Standing Tall in the Hall!
The statue of Mary McLeod Bethune was officially unveiled in the US Capitol almost a year ago, on...
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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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