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Showing posts with label cities of ladies. Show all posts
Showing posts with label cities of ladies. Show all posts
Tuesday, March 19, 2024

Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain's "Ladyland"

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Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain's "Ladyland" Last fall, I read Michael Dirda's Washington Post review , "'Tis the Season ...
Monday, November 23, 2015

Hrotsvita of Gandersheim, a "Strong Voice" in the Tenth Century

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Hrotsvita of Gandersheim (23 November) First, an explanation of why I am posting today about Hrotsvita and the relevance of 23 November...
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Saturday, November 14, 2015

Anne of France, "Madame la Grande"

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Anne of France, duchess of Bourbon and regent of France (died 14 November 1522) One of the most powerful women of the late fifteenth ce...
Sunday, May 31, 2015

Lady Margaret Beaufort: The Kingmaker

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Lady Margaret Beaufort (born 31 May 1443) In 1485 Henry Tudor, earl of Richmond, defeated Richard III at Bosworth Field, ending thirty-t...
Friday, May 29, 2015

Anne-Marie-Louise d’Orléans, duchesse de Montpensier: If She Had Behaved Herself, She Might Have Been a Queen

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Anne-Marie-Louise d’Orléans, duchesse de Montpensier (born 29 May 1627) Anne-Marie-Louise d’Orléans, duchesse de Montpensier, known t...
Tuesday, April 28, 2015

Marie Souvestre: An Inspiration to Eleanor Roosevelt

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Marie Souvestre (born 28 April 1830) An important influence on the intellectual development of many young women, Marie Souvestre founde...
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Saturday, April 18, 2015

Isotta Nogarola: Finding a Place in the "Republic of Letters"

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Isotta Nogarola (letter to Damiano del Borgo dated 18 April 1439/40) An eighteenth-century medallion, in marble, depicting Isotta Nogaro...
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