Profiles of once-forgotten women from history, written by Julia Carpenter.

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a beautiful way to love

Lilli Vincenz, The Gay Blade and The Ladder Review

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one minute’s freedom

Elizabeth “Mumbet” Freeman and Brom and Bett v. Ashley

Jun 19•Julia Carpenter

lewd behavior with each other upon a bed

Sarah White Norman and Mary Vincent Hammon

Jun 16•Julia Carpenter

let me have justice, and I will trust the law

Elizabeth Cooke Hoby Russell, William Shakespeare and Donnington Castle

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a sinking feeling

Anna Maria Russell, Queen Victoria and afternoon tea

Jun 11•Julia Carpenter

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Women to Know: Danuta Danielsson

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this glamorous and intriguing woman

Lucy Harington Russell, Anne of Denmark and John Donne

Jun 10•Julia Carpenter

who the hell is Lady Bedford?

Bermudian crows and the Ladies of Bedford

Jun 5•Julia Carpenter

the black morning at length came

Mary Prince, Bermuda and The History of Mary Prince

Jun 3•Julia Carpenter

the curse that had devilled the ship

Sarah Elizabeth, Sophia Matilda Briggs and the case of the Mary Celeste

May 29•Julia Carpenter

it’s fun to eat

Elena Zelayeta and Elena’s Mexican Village

May 26•Julia Carpenter

a blast of fun amidst all the doom and gloom

Carol Leigh, the Scarlot Harlot and the sex worker rights movement

May 22•Julia Carpenter

the River of No Return

Polly Bemis, "Polly Place" and turn-of-the-century Idaho

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A Woman to Know

Profiles of once-forgotten women from history, written by Julia Carpenter.