Mary Daniels Brown

My mother always insisted that, as soon as I was old enough to sit up, she’d find me in my crib after my nap babbling away, with a Little Golden Book on my lap. I’ve had my nose in a book ever since. I grew up in a small town, with the tiny town library literally in my backyard. As an only child in an unhappy home, I found comfort and companionship in books. As an adult I wanted to be Harry Potter, although I admit I’m more Hermione. My life has been a series of research projects. Reading has taught me that human lives are deliciously messy and that “it’s complicated” isn’t a punchline.

Celebrate International Women’s Day

Today is International Women’s Day. And here, once again courtesy of the folks at The Scout Report, are some informative sites. WomenWatch: UN Information and Resources on Gender Equality and Empowerment The WomenWatch website is dedicated to providing “information and resources on gender equality and empowerment of women.” It is an initiative of the United […]

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Monday Miscellany: Women’s History Month Edition

March is Women’s History Month. And The Scout Report has kindly collected a list of pertinent resources. If you haven’t yet checked out The Scout Report, I highly encourage you to do it. It’s a source you can trust for information about valuable internet resources on lots of topics. And now, here’s the good stuff.

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Ben Fountain Wins National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction – GalleyCat

Ben Fountain Wins National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction – GalleyCat The winners of the National Book Critics Circle (NBCC) Awards have been revealed. Ben Fountain won the fiction prize with Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk and Andrew Solomon took nonfiction with Far From the Tree: Parents, Children, and the Search for Identity. Leanne

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Amherst College: Emily Dickinson Collection To say Emily Dickinson has an association with Amherst College is a bit of an understatement. Her grandfather, Samuel Fowler Dickinson, was one of the founders of the college and her father, Edward Dickinson, was treasurer of the school for over 35 years. In 1956, Millicent Todd Bingham gave Amherst

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‘The Feminine Mystique,’ Reassessed after 50 Years – NYTimes.com

‘The Feminine Mystique,’ Reassessed after 50 Years – NYTimes.com. Here, on the anniversary of its publication, is yet another article about The Feminine Mystique.

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I am a feminist and I’ve never read ‘The Feminine Mystique’ till now (Emily Bazelon, Slate) | syracuse.com

I am a feminist and I’ve never read ‘The Feminine Mystique’ till now (Emily Bazelon, Slate) | syracuse.com. Here’s another article that I missed when compiling today’s Monday Miscellany.

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50 Years of The Feminine Mystique This week’s 50th anniversary of the publication of Betty Friedan’s ground-breaking work The Feminine Mystique has generated lots of commentary. Here’s a sampling. The Skeptical Early Reviews of Betty Friedan’s ‘The Feminine Mystique’ In truth, The Feminine Mystique‘s 50-year shelf life got off to a somewhat rocky start. While

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Monday Miscellany

Feeling Bookish? The big book event of the last week was the arrival of Bookish. “We know books,” the site declares. Its announced purpose is to allow readers to search, discover, read, and share information about books. Created by publishing giants Penguin, Hachette, and Simon & Schuster, the site will work with USA Today to

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Colin Firth and Nicole Kidman Confirmed To Reteam For ‘Before I Go To Sleep’

Colin Firth and Nicole Kidman Confirmed To Reteam For ‘Before I Go To Sleep’. I’m excited to hear about this film, based on quite a suspenseful novel. And Colin Firth. . . . The film is expected to appear in 2014.

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