In Her Name: Matilda Joslyn Gage, Woman Writer and Activist (1826-1898)
A while back, I came upon a term I had not heard before, the Matilda Effect. It’s defined as a...
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Margaret Larkin’s Gendered Journey of Resistance Part 2: Cold War Battles
If you haven’t already, read Part 1: From Cowboy Ballads to Cold War Battles: Margaret...
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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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Frankenstein by Woman Writer Mary Shelley (First published in 1818)
I finally read Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, considered one of the greatest horror stories ever...
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Margaret Fuller (1810-1850): A Thanksgiving Revelation
As the Thanksgiving holiday rolls around, I am reminded of Margaret Fuller’s Thanksgiving...
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The Dream Book: Italian American Woman Writer Helen Barolini
Helen Barolini discovered a void and set out to do something about it. The result of her decision...
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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 Life, Love and Art 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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The Most Successful Pirate in History Was a Woman
Her birth and childhood This story begins more than 200 years ago with a woman named Shi Yang, who...
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