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Should Have Died, but Survived: The Hanging of Anne Greene

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    Anne Greene thought she was going to die. She hadn’t gotten a fair trial. She protested that she had not killed her baby. Despite the medical proof the baby had indeed been a stillborn, Anne was condemned to hang. Sir Thomas Read, whose grandson impregnated the maid, took special measures and his influence … Read more

Jael vs. Charlotte Corday: History’s Heroines or Villainesses?

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The Bible’s Jael and French Revolution’s Charlotte Corday committing murder has to gone down with some of the most controversial moves in history.  It’s hard to say if they did the right thing . To understand why they did what they did, we need to look at the overall picture. Jael Barak wanted Deborah to go … Read more

“Well-Behaved Women Seldom Make History”—What Does That Mean?

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Laurel Ulrich was perplexed that she couldn’t find much information about Puritan women. As a graduate student at the University of New Hampshire, she was writing a seminar and then an article on early American women. She wanted to let people know that there were other women instead of just the witches. In her article, … Read more

Marie Thérèse and Aunt Elisabeth

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French Revolution. What comes to mind? Madam Guillotine,  Marie Antoinette, and sink me–The Scarlet Pimpernel. The 1982 film adaption of the book made me laugh so hard. I was also in awe. Did such heroes exist? There were those who smuggled nobles into other countries. The films shows that Marie Antoinette and Louis’s son survived … Read more

Poet Profile: Rachel Bluwstein

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Rachel Bluwstein was born on September 20, 1890 in Russia. She lived in Ukraine, Palestine, France, and Israel. She was a Zionist pioneer and a Renaissance woman of sorts. She drew, painted, worked in agriculture, taught school, and is remembered for her lyrical, yet right-to-the-point poetry. For thousands of years, Hebrew poetry was dominated by … Read more

Michal: The “Loved and Despised” Princess

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I first heard about the woman “who loved” David when I was seventeen. I was in seminary and  when my teacher mentioned how David married Saul’s daughter, the girls were like, “Really? That is so cute!” My teacher grinned and continued to glow as she told about Michal saving David from Saul by sneaking him … Read more

Easter: Because of Him

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One thing that impresses me about the New Testament is just how much Jesus Christ honors women. He clears a lot of things up for those who haven’t showed the proper respect or those who think the scriptures are sexist. From the women he’s known throughout his life to those he encountered on good or bad situations, he showed that women are equal to men.  He gave his life for EVERYONE.

Below is a link that shows the Easter message very well.  My friend, Sam, worked hard on this and it came out great!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_S3TI4bYerU

Easter is such a good reminder of what the Lord Jesus Christ did for us and how we can truly live because of His sacrifice.  Let’s strive to always remember Him.

Images can be found on lds.org and mormon.org. Top image a still from a Bible video, and painting is by Anderson. 

 

 

 

 

The King and I

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Readers doubted Audrey Strange’s theory that the remains of Richard III were located underneath a parking lot. She published an article in the Richard III Society’s newsletter, The Ricardian in 1975, that went against the popular belief that the controversial king had his bones thrown into the river. I imagine the king that died in … Read more