- 21. We Know The Schuyler Sisters — Now, Meet The Other Real-Life Women Behind "Hamilton
- (Movies)
- ... family and I watched Hamilton last night, and today I can’t stop thinking about Sally Hemmings. What are your book recommendations for reading about Hemmings—biography or historical fiction? — Jessica ...
- Created on 10 July 2020
- 22. Stacey Abrams Calls For Joe Biden To Choose A Woman Of Color As His Running Mate
- (Feminism)
- ... autobiography Becoming. Biden acknowledged that in the interview, noting, “I don't think she has any desire to live near the White House again.” Header image: Flickr Creative Commons / TED Conference ...
- Created on 24 April 2020
- 23. These 3 Autobiographies Are All Everyone Is Talking About
- (Books)
- These three autobiographies, all reviewed in our Spring 2020 print issue, are all anyone is talking about. IN THE DREAM HOUSE: A Memoir By Carmen Maria Machado (Graywolf Press) Carmen Maria ...
- Created on 06 April 2020
- 24. Week Of Women: April 3-9, 2020
- (Entertainment)
- ... after she has been shunned and exiled from their community-turned-cult. Out now. Everything She Touched: Life of Ruth Asawa by Marilyn Chase Chase’s biography offers a comprehensive – and visual ...
- Created on 02 April 2020
- 25. Check Out This Mobile Library That’s Boosting the Stories of Black Women
- (Living)
- ... Bell-Scott, and Barbara Smith Assata: An Autobiography Assata Shakur A Taste of Power: A Black Woman’s Story ELAINE BROWN By Sabrina Ford Header collage by Maddy ...
- Created on 04 February 2020
- 26. This 19th Century Empress's Beauty Routine Was Simply Too Muc
- (Feminism)
- ... had to be washed and dried. This was a time consuming process in itself. In Ludwig Merkle’s biography of Sisi, he writes: “Every three weeks it was washed with raw eggs and brandy, a procedure which ...
- Created on 25 September 2019
- 27. "The Collected Schizophrenias" Is A Varied And Moving Portrait Of Living With Mental Illnes
- (Books)
- The Collected Schizophrenias: Essays By Esmé Weijun Wang (Graywolf Press) An autobiography told through author Esmé Weijun Wang’s most pivotal, painful, and significant experiences with mental ...
- Created on 28 June 2019
- 28. The Power of Popular Fiction For Thomas Cromwell And Wolf Hall
- (Living)
- ... of these books, many by professors and other scholars, endorse the Mantel view of Cromwell. Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel, 2009. Published in 2014, Tracy Borman’s biography, Thomas Cromwell: The Untold ...
- Created on 26 June 2019
- 29. The Persistence To Wear Pants: How Katharine Hepburn Commanded Independence With Fashion
- (Style)
- ... A Personal Biography, Hepburn describes her personal philosophy as “Onliness,” explaining, “I wanted to be independent, to separate myself from others and never again care so much about another person, ...
- Created on 14 June 2019
- 30. To Hell With High Heels: Japanese Women Are Kickin' Outdated Dress Codes
- (Feminism)
- ... In. Part auto-biography and part feminist manifesto, Lean In promised that women could rise up the career ladder without having to sacrifice other areas of their lives as long as they changed their approach ...
- Created on 07 June 2019
- 31. You Will Swoon After Reading Love Letters From These 2 Military Leaders
- (Living)
- ... Duke of Wellington? Did Napoleon’s famous counterpart ever send a lady a million kisses that burned as hot as the equator? Sadly, no. According to Sir William Fraser in his 19th century biography, Words ...
- Created on 13 May 2019
- 32. This 18th Century Writer Inspired Feminist Historical Romances
- (Books)
- ... set in. This was largely due to the publication of William Godwin’s biography of his deceased wife, Memoirs of the Author of a Vindication of the Rights of Woman, in which he revealed deeply personal ...
- Created on 20 February 2019
- 33. The Real Story Behind "The Favourite
- (Movies)
- ... Anne’s fate in history forever. Until now. Until The Favourite. You can learn more about Anne and Sarah’s relationship in Ophelia Field’s The Favourite, an astoundingly good biography of Sarah Churchill ...
- Created on 08 February 2019
- 34. Elise Hooper's New Novel Tells The Story Of Photographer Dorothea Lange: Intervie
- (Books)
- ... and creatively? One source I relied upon heavily was the American Masters documentary about Dorothea, Grab a Hunk of Lightning. I also really liked Linda Gordon’s biography Dorothea Lange: A Life Beyond ...
- Created on 08 February 2019
- 35. Mother Jones Was A Hell-Raising Trailblazer In The Fight For Workers' Rights
- (Feminism)
- ... of her birth—which she said was in 1830, seven years earlier than it actually was. The truth was a bit more complicated; Jones devoted only four pages of her 1925 autobiography to her life before the labor ...
- Created on 30 January 2019
- 36. Mary Ellis, The Fierce Female Flyer Of WWII
- (Feminism)
- ... warm, and driven woman. Her story shows that courage and determination can get you so very far. That was interesting, where can I find out more? Well, there’s a magnificent biography on Mary: A Spitfire ...
- Created on 18 January 2019
- 37. Monica Lewinsky Explains Why She's Revisiting Trauma With Docuseries "The Clinton Affai
- (Feminism)
- ... recalls an interview Clinton did with Dan Rather when the former President was promoting his autobiography in 2004. Rather asked Clinton why he had conducted an inappropriate relationship with Lewinsky. ...
- Created on 14 November 2018
- 38. Elizabeth Eckford's Life After That Famous Phot
- (Feminism)
- ... face. In 2017, Elizabeth used Kickstarter to raise fudns to publish a book on her experiences titled The Worst First Day. The book acts both as an autobiography and as a guide for children who, like ...
- Created on 05 November 2018
- 39. Is Lena Dunham Really The Best Person To Write A Syrian Refugee Story?
- (Movies)
- ... four days, al-Zamel is one of 11 people to survive. Fleming’s is an imperfect biography, but the refugee story presents necessary questions: How can the international community recognize the humanity of ...
- Created on 30 October 2018
