Yesterday I posted a question on Twitter: "This British suffragette literally died for the cause." Today, I'm going to write about the accomplishments of Emily Wilding Davison.Emily Davison was a true #badasswoman: in her fervent campaigning for women's rights, she was:10: she was arrested 10 times7: she engaged in 7 hunger strikes49: she was force-fed …
Category: 500 Days
Emily Carr
Emily Carr Emily Carr (1871-1945) was a Canadian artist and writer who hailed from Victoria, BC where her family home, Emily Carr House, is now a museum. The museum website provides a great mini-bio while several full biographies have been published about her life and work. Check them out here. Odds and Ends, Emily Carr, …
Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson, circa 1846-1847 Emily Dickinson (1830-1886) was an American poet who lived a complex and seemingly tortured life. She died at age 55 before most of her life's work received recognition or was published. The Emily Dickinson Museum is located in her former home of Amherst, Massachusetts. Emily is described as having suffered from …
Sarah McLachlan
Sarah McLachlan Sarah McLachlan is a Canadian singer and songwriter known for her emotive, haunting mezzo-soprano vocals. She has sold millions of albums and won multiple Grammy and Juno Awards. Listen to my favorite Sarah McLachlan songs from Mirrorball.Angel Building a Mystery I Will Remember You Sarah McLachlan founded the Lilith Fair music festival, which …
Grandma Dora
Today, March 23, 2019 marks the occasion of what would have been my grandmother's 109th birthday. Grandma Dora is one of the most important influences in my life. She was a mixture of modern and traditional: she never wore pants but insisted on owning her own livestock and keeping her money separate. Dora's community involvement, …
Dr. Amanda Foreman
I posted a very half-hearted blog on International Women's Day and I think the lack of creative spark, well, sparked something. There are so many things I am passionate about that I could have blogged about, so why nothing but recycled memes? I think I was feeling helpless. Rampant misogyny in the US government, a …
