Remember the ladies and include the men.
I was thinking of Elizabeth Barrett Browning last night. It’s probably because as she got older as a single maid, she got more ill, but she managed to go on with her work and eventually found true love. I wrote her a note last night/this morning. I decided just to do a little research and … Read more
Sisters. One sister was near marriage but outside forces dashed those hopes. Her writer-sister had a proposal of marriage and…. How will such a story end? The Austens Cassandra’s fiancé worked in order for them to get married. He went on a military mission but died after he caught yellow fever in 1797. Cassandra now had some … Read more
Marie-Therese did not like to think of the time she spent in the cell and would not like to be remembered for being a prisoner in it for so long. Hopefully, she wouldn’t mind being regarded as an example on how to deal with loneliness and painful circumstances. In an earlier article, I wrote about her aunt … Read more
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