Why was Catherine, the Empress of Russia, called “The Great”? Does Hulu get It?
Hulu’s miniseries The Great is a lot of fun, but the true story is much more compelling.
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The Great Depression and the Optimism of Shirley Temple
Could any child star today be as big as Shirley Temple? You will be amazed to discover the breadth of this little girl’s influence.
She Wolves and Witches: What Happens to Women Who Try to Rule (Medieval Edition)
Effigy of Eleanor of Aquitaine. ElanorGamgee, CC BY 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons Most of us know about Queen Elizabeth I, and many of us know that her sister, Mary, ruled before she did, and maybe a good number of you know that Lady Jane Grey also briefly took the throne of England just before …
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“Dutch Girl”: Audrey Hepburn and the Nazi Resistance
Dutch Girl: Audrey Hepburn and World War II I have to tell you, I have not read a book having anything to do with Nazis or even World War 2 in a very long time. I think the last thing might have been a book I read about the Mitford sisters, one of whom …
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Why Women Wrote in the Canadian Wilderness: FREE reads from Colonial Canada
What was colonial Canada like for the first settlers?
Dolly Parton: A Natural Woman?
All about Sarah Smarsh’ “She Come By It Natural” and why we all love Dolly Parton. She reminds me to be true to myself.
“Little House on the Prairie” Part 1: Does Fraser’s “Prairie Fires” burn Wilder’s “Little House”?
Why I Read Prairie Fires This summer my adult daughter decided to finally read the Little House books. I read Little House in the Big Woods with her when she was little, but then for some reason, she never read the rest. She found that the T.V. series is on IMBD, so we also starting …
“American Jezebel”: Females of the United States, Making Trouble Since 1630 (at least).
Why I read American Jezebel Buy on Amazon American Jezebel is the story of Anne Hutchinson, one of the first groups of immigrants from England to Boston in the 1600’s. She was notorious for forming her own group of followers within the larger community and eventually getting herself, and her family, kicked out of …
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How L. Frank Baum Invented Wizardry in North America (beating J.K. Rowling by nearly 100 Years)
Why I read The Real Wizard of Oz: The Life and Times of L. Frank Baum Since I’ve started The Lois Level, and most particularly since I started doing reading lists to support teachers and families during the COVID 19 shut downs, L. Frank Baum has come to my mind over and over again. Of …
Sue Macy’s Nonfiction about Adventurous Women
Check out Sue Macy’s extraordinary books about women in sports!
