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A Vindication of the Rights of Woman – Week #1
Finally reading this classic that’s been on my list so long! Mary Wollstonecraft (1759–1797) My Gutenberg edition began with a brief biography of the author. She had an interesting but tragic life: Apparently her father was very overbearing (“a despot,” according to the biography) and unkind to her mother. Mary didn’t receive anything in the Continue reading
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Dewey’s 24 Hour Readathon – Hourly Updates, April 2019 edition
Hour 12 Finished the first part of A Vindication of the Rights of Woman by Mary Wollstonecraft. It is really good so far! I can’t wait to share my thoughts with you all in tomorrow’s check-in post. 🙂 Hour 5 I just woke up, got a great night’s sleep and am ready for the day! Continue reading
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Dewey’s 24 Hour Readathon: TBR stack, April 2019
My weekend is completely booked…uh, no pun intended. This is all happening tomorrow: Dewey’s 24 Hour Readathon – one of my favorite events of the year Ruth’s Rights of Woman Readathon – reading/writing thoughts Working on the ending of my book (it’s coming along) Sending part I of my book to readers (thank you again!!) Continue reading
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The Diary of a Young Girl
…I seem to have everything, except my one true friend. All I think about when I’m with friends is having a good time. I can’t bring myself to talk about anything but ordinary everyday things. We don’t seem to be able to get any closer, and that’s the problem. As I read The Diary of Continue reading
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