Celebrating Women’s History month, we’re exploring the earliest known female poet and songwriter. It is said that Plato called Sappho the tenth muse.
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A Strong Woman and her Silent Spring Inspired the Environmental Movement
In the summer of 1962, The New Yorker published Silent Spring by Rachel Carson as a serial in three parts. President John F. Kennedy read it, and in August the newly published book became an instant bestseller. Ultimately, the book led a nationwide ban on DDT, sparked a nation’s awareness and interest, and the creation…… Continue reading A Strong Woman and her Silent Spring Inspired the Environmental Movement
City of the Future and Living Concrete
As a SF writer, I love to read articles and predictions of future technology. Today we’ll look at reports of the city of the future and living concrete.
A Bump in the Road of Pandemic Life
Ugh. I hate it when a plan goes splat. I thought I had figured out this Pandemic Life. After all, self-quarantine wasn’t much different from my everyday life as an author. Oops. The road may look straight, but a bump in the road can make life difficult. Somehow Tuesday was my day to hit that bump.…… Continue reading A Bump in the Road of Pandemic Life
With Words, She Made a Difference
This week’s woman of peace is author Lydia Maria Child (1802-1880). One of the most influential American women writers from the 1820s through the 1860s she was a prolific author, a literary pioneer, and a tireless crusader and champion for America’s excluded groups. With words, she made a difference. Public Domain Image of Lydia Maria…… Continue reading With Words, She Made a Difference