My final post for this year’s Women’s History Month takes us to the world of sport. If any of you are living where libraries are still open, you can grab these books. For the rest, maybe reading a post that’s …
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women’s history: with brush and song
I realize that for quite a few of us, our public libraries are now temporarily closed. (Pause for a moment of wailing!) I don’t want to rub salt into wounds by posting lots of shiny new books that you can’t …
women’s history: science, not silence
Today we’re looking at women who have forged paths in the sciences, an area formerly said to be beyond the reach of the female mind! Hats off to these thinkers and discoverers! Queen of Physics: How Wu Chien Shiung Helped …
women’s history: truth-seekers and speakers
Hi dear Orange Marmalade readers! First order of business today is the winner of the Paddington giveaway, and I just have to say — you all!! I would like to visit every one of you! What delightful ideas you have …
the nobility of the ordinary…musings on women’s history
Although her hair was snowy white, and her skin bore the creases of old age, there was nothing frail about my Grandma Runa. She was an indefatigable, person, strong and sure as the earth. Full of spunk and stubbornness till …
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movers and shakers the world over…a post for women’s history month
Every year, a number of compendiums are published featuring mini-biographies of exceptional women and their achievements. Today I’ve got five of them which offer a wide variety of life stories for a range of ages, all jauntily illustrated. Bold & …
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a delightful dozen…stories for women’s history month… part two
Last week we met an early champion for equal rights and two contemporary champions on the tennis court, a pioneering filmmaker, the first female rabbi, an expert on reptiles, and a gracious philanthropist. Today — six more fascinating women to …
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a delightful dozen…stories for women’s history month…part one
March is Women’s History Month and each week I’ll have a post with that focus. I’ve got a dozen picture book biographies giving us twelve new women to admire. The first six are here for you today. I’ll also have …
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bookie race
Have you heard of Wikirace? It’s a game of sorts. You pick a subject that has a wikipedia page. Then pick another, completely unrelated subject, also with a wikipedia page. Then race your friends to see who can get from …
women & art…a post to celebrate my daughter
Several years ago I noticed one of those ubiquitous quizzes on Facebook, this one asking people how many female visual artists they could name. A number of comments were left by quiz-takers, and their responses were, sadly, predictable. Most people …
