Speak so you can speak again: The life of Zora Neale Hurston by Lucy Ann Hurston and the Zora Neale Hurston Estate; 2004 Doubleday “That hour began my wanderings. Not so much in geography, but in time. Then not so much in time as in spirit.” This biography of Zora Neale Hurston was written by… Read More Marching Womens History: Speak!!!!
Happy 12 March birthday to Virginia Hamilton and Naomi Shihab Nye I really needed a smile today. It’s beginning to feel like this world is falling apart and I just wanted a feel good kind of thought. So, I found some really nice things by these wonderful ladies. I hope they make you feel good,… Read More Marching Womens History: Birthdays
In, 2000, Georgia Scott became fascinated with the fad in the US Black community of wearing headwraps. Her passions overtook her, she re-arranged her life and parted for a year-long voyage to discover why women in various parts of the globe cover their heads, who wears headwraps and what they have in common. She seemed… Read More Marching Womens History: Headwraps
book feature: The Good Women of China author: Xinran Pantheon Books, 2002 One of the first things Deng Xiaoping did to open up China was to open up the airways. Rather than having radio shows that dictated the party line, journalists such as Xinran began exploring new territories, still within dictated parameters but offering… Read More Marching Women’s History
For the most part, I’ve met many nice people while blogging and I have lots of fun. No, doubt I’ve worked hard at blogging and I’ve really realized that over the past week or so when my laptop died and I was forced to take a break. The thing is, I do minimal work here.… Read More Women Doing Literary Things
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