December 15, 2024
A while ago, I posted the stories of a few women who were in reality part of Ms. Morgan’s book brigade during WWI. Janet Skeslien Charles depicted them beautifully in her fictionalized work, Miss Morgan’s Book Brigade.
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December 8, 2024
Martha Jane Hunt was born in Baltimore, Maryland, on December 12, 1826. She grew up with little or no formal education, but was very bright and curious.
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December 1, 2024
Mary Ann Dyer, known as Molly, was born on September 12, 1839, in Madison County, Tennessee. Her mother was Susan Lynch Miller, the granddaughter of William Blount, the first territorial governor or Tennessee
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November 22, 2024
Thanksgiving is always a time to count blessings. Counting blessings happens often for me, usually daily.
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November 17, 2024
I hope this week has been kind to you. My week has been peaceful and filled with love as I celebrated a birthday and felt held by friends and family. Yet, there was a feeling of unease even during those bright days.
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November 10, 2024
For many of us, this has been a really trying week. Lots of tears, disbelief, grief, and sometimes rage. I think it is important to sit with these feelings.
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November 3, 2024
It’s clear that I have a great fondness for strong, intelligent, rebellious women. Women who refuse to be put into boxes or ruled by the patriarchy. Women who think for themselves. One of my very favorites is Amy Lowell.
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October 27, 2024
The world is in turmoil; there is war, evil, the cult of lies, and great unrest. It is a hard time to be here on our suffering planet. But, as Clarissa Pinkola Estes says, “Do not lose heart.
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October 20, 2024
I discovered a really interesting woman that I had not heard of and wanted to share her with you. She is the woman responsible for the Blue in Blue Jeans!
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October 13, 2024
I have recently developed an interest in the author, Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, and her independent and wild spirit, prompting me to seek more information about her. This is some of what I discovered.
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