Tag: feminism
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When Women Ran Fifth Avenue by Julie Satow
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for When Women Ran Fifth Avenue: Turns out women know how to sell to other women. Who knew?! Quick synopsis: The story of the women who ran department stores in the mid-1900s. Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: Department stores used to have nurseries so the kids wouldn’t ruin a great shopping…
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White House Wild Child by Shelley Fraser Mickle
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for White House Wild Child: Whoa, oh, sweet child o’Teddy. Quick synopsis: A look at the life of Teddy Roosevelt’s daughter (and renowned hellion) Alice Roosevelt. Fact for Non-History People: Teddy bears are named after Teddy Roosevelt because of his love of hunting. Fact for History Nerds: How “in demand” was Alice?…
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Pure Wit by Francesca Peacock
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for Pure Wit: Pure indifference to people’s opinions, as well. Quick synopsis: A biography of Margaret Cavendish, an author in 1600s England. Fact for Non-History People: The title of a pamphlet in this time period for context, “The Arraignment of Lewd, Idle, Froward, and Unconstant Woman.” Fact for History Nerds: Cavendish was…
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Becoming the Ex-Wife by Marsha Gordon
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for Becoming the Ex-Wife: Best thing that ever happened to her. Quick synopsis: The story of author Ursula Parrott who popularized the term “ex-wife.” Fact for Non-History People: A 1930s study found that 94% of women believed divorce should be the solution for an unhappy marriage but only 54% approved if there…
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Romantic Outlaws by Charlotte Gordon
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for Romantic Outlaws: Like mother, like daughter. Almost literally. Quick synopsis: A dual biography of Mary Wollstonecraft, a very famous feminist writer and her daughter Mary Shelley who wrote a little book called Frankenstein. Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: Basically, Frankenstein got written because Mary Shelley was on vacation and someone…