Free Thinker by Kimberly A. Hamlin
by To celebrate Women’s History Month, get acquainted with Helen Hamilton Gardener–the most interesting woman you’ve never heard of
Category: historic heroines
These Fevered Days by Martha Ackmann
For those of us who can never get enough Emily Dickinson, Ackmann offers a fresh perspective on well-trod ground, while the casual Emily enjoyer will enjoy this dive into her inner life.
The Women Who Brought Us Emily Dickinson
When Emily Dickinson died in 1886 in Amherst, the town where she had lived all her life, the later years of which were spent as …
Teresa LaBella reads Camille Aubray
Cooking for Picasso is one of those books that readers devour and authors envy. Camille Aubray has crafted a novel that could have become disjointed …
The Woman’s Hour by Elaine Weiss
Nashville in August 1920 was the focus of national attention as Tennessee became the deciding state in the ratification of the 19th Amendment giving women …
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Why it’s OK to Still Love Little Women
Professor Anne Boyd Rioux shares a lively, informative, and thoughtful life story of Louisa May Alcott’s beloved Little Women in Meg, Jo, Beth, Amy: The …