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Women Write About Thanksgiving

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:33:08 +0000

I know from reading the statistics for this site over the years that most of you will not be reading this next Thursday, which is Thanksgiving in the U.S. So I'm offering these Thanksgiving treats by famous women early so you have time to enjoy them and your holiday -- you can even show off that you know all the verses to the winter song, originally known as "A Boy's Thanksgiving," often now known as "Over the River and Through the Wood":

Women Write About Thanksgiving originally appeared on About.com Women's History on Friday, November 20th, 2009 at 08:33:08.

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Queen Victoria Bibliography

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:04:17 +0000

I've compiled a list of books about Queen Victoria, plus some biographies of her famous children and grandchildren. Queen Victoria is one of the most-studied, most-written-about women of history -- for good reason. She was one of the most powerful women in history.

Queen Victoria Bibliography originally appeared on About.com Women's History on Thursday, November 19th, 2009 at 07:04:17.

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Wordless Wednesday - Another Rosie

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 02:47:55 +0000

Courtesy Library of Congress - Farm Security Administration, Office of War Information Collection

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Wordless Wednesday - Another Rosie originally appeared on About.com Women's History on Wednesday, November 18th, 2009 at 02:47:55.

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Margaret Fuller, Feminist

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:15:30 +0000

Usually included as one of the earliest feminists -- though the term wasn't yet in use -- Margaret Fuller was influenced by, and helped influence, the American Transcendentalist movement. She was editor of The Dial magazine, the chief publication of that movement, and developed her book and feminist classic, Woman of the Nineteenth Century, from essays she'd published there.

Image courtesy ArtToday.com, used with permission.

Sadly, she died while still quite young, in a shipwreck on returning from Italy. About.com's 19th Century History Guide has a profile of Margaret Fuller:

Margaret Fuller Biography

Controversial Feminist Voices

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 15:36:58 +0000

Three feisty voices in the feminist movement of the late 20th century were Germaine Greer (of The Female Eunuch among other writings), Jill Johnston (Lesbian Nation), and Andrea Dworkin, who took on pornography as inherently anti-woman. Their voices and perspectives are examples of the diversity within the large feminist circle. Here are some quotes from these three women, illustrating the positions they took that were often controversial, inside and outside of the feminist movement:

Controversial Feminist Voices originally appeared on About.com Women's History on Saturday, November 14th, 2009 at 15:36:58.

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Women's Suffrage Time Line

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 09:17:50 +0000

The struggle for women's vote in America took many decades. This timeline puts into perspective the major events along the journey to finally winning the vote:

Women's Suffrage Time Line

Women's Suffrage Time Line originally appeared on About.com Women's History on Thursday, November 12th, 2009 at 09:17:50.

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Wordless Wednesday - Who Is She?

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 02:25:26 +0000

Courtesy Wikimedia Commons

Click on the image to check your guess and to find out more about this mystery woman.

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Wordless Wednesday - Who Is She? originally appeared on About.com Women's History on Wednesday, November 11th, 2009 at 02:25:26.

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Queen Lili'uokalani

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:36:47 +0000

On November 11, 1915, Queen Lili'uokalani, the last Native Hawaiian ruler of Hawaii, died. Read more about this interesting figure in Hawaiian history, her role in the transition from Native Hawaiian leadership to annexation by the United States and her role in helping bring knowledge of Native Hawaiian culture to a wider audience.

Queen Lili'uokalani

Queen Lili'uokalani originally appeared on About.com Women's History on Tuesday, November 10th, 2009 at 08:36:47.

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Over the River and Through the Wood

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 06:38:25 +0000

The author of the 1844 poem, "A Boy's Thanksgiving," is not well known today, but in her time, Lydia Maria Child was a well-known writer of novels, advice books, and anti-slavery tracts. Read more about this 19th century activist and writer:

Lydia Maria Child

Over the River and Through the Wood originally appeared on About.com Women's History on Sunday, November 8th, 2009 at 06:38:25.

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Frances Ellen Watkins Harper

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:29:16 +0000

Born to free parents in Maryland in 1825, Frances Ellen Watkins Harper became a writer and poet, the most famous African American woman poet after Phillis Wheatley. When she moved to the North in 1850, she also became an abolitionist. After the Civil War, she worked for racial equality and the rights of women, while continuing as a lecturer and writer. Learn more:

Frances Ellen Watkins Harper originally appeared on About.com Women's History on Saturday, November 7th, 2009 at 12:29:16.

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