Blogs about: Marilyn French

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Fuck my grammar, Mary2 comments

Ingrid Tieken wrote 4 days ago: And here is another one from Marilyn French’s Our Father. This time an old chestnut. Mary, the … more →

Tags: usage features, prescriptivism in literature, who vs. whom

The both of you1 comment

Ingrid Tieken wrote 4 days ago: Penguin edition (1994) Prescriptivism in literature or films: I’ve already noted a few example … more →

Tags: usage features, prescriptivism in literature, the both of you

"Fear is a question. What are you afraid of and why? Our fears are a treasure house of self-knowledge if we explore them."

Phil Stubbs wrote 3 weeks ago: Marilyn French … more →

Tags: finding yourself, life 2, making ideas happen, Problems, Success 2, Fear, obstacles

Redefining the F-Word

thomsonchakramakkil wrote 1 month ago: “Feminism”, defines the Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary, “is the belief th … more →

Tags: Society, Feminism, gender equality, humour

JUDITH DOTH PROTEST TOO MUCH

Michael J. Kubat wrote 1 month ago: I feel very sorry for Judith Grossman‘s son, who was recently pilloried, as so many thousands … more →

Tags: U. S. Constitution, crushing dissent, Bigotry, sexism, Feminism, Judith Grossman, Feminism, Katie Roiphe, Legal burden of proof

Favorite Song "The Day Before You Came" By ABBA2 comments

Deodatta Shenai-Khatkhate wrote 1 month ago: It’s well known that ABBA was a Swedish pop group formed in Stockholm, Sweden, in 1972. ABBA c … more →

Tags: England, Arts, manchester, ABBA, Lyrics, day before you came, top of the pops, YouTube, Music

Books Q&A5 comments

nanacathy2 wrote 2 months ago: I try to catch up with my emails daily, and so that includes checking out my favourite blogs. And on … more →

Tags: Books, Reading, Reading Lists, Poetry, C. J. Sansom, Trollope, SteinbecJack London, Daphne du Maurier, george elliot

Marilyn Francis

Josephine Corcoran wrote 2 months ago:     Three poems       Tilford I spent all afternoon watching (and not watch … more →

Tags: Poetry, Circaidy Gregory Press, red silk slippers, time element, Rhubarbarum, tilford, Poetry Kit Competition 2011, Wells Literary Competition 2011, Prole Magazine

Other People’s Bookshelves #5– Shelley Harris18 comments

savidgereads wrote 4 months ago: This week on Other People’s Bookshelves we get to have a nosey through an authors book shelves as we … more →

Tags: Other People's Bookshelves, Shelley Harris, Jane Harris, Kate Atkinson, Richard & Judy, Sarah Waters, Emily Bronte, Charles Dickens, William Shakespeare

PammyMcB wrote 5 months ago: “All the women I know feel a little like outlaws.” ~ Marilyn French … more →

Tags: Quote, Quotes

Love Children Revisited

Vicki wrote 9 months ago: Today, we have a guest post by Kate, my mom, who has frequently commented on this blog. She and I ha … more →

Tags: Book Club, Literature, Feminism, Society

Happiness in The Love Children1 comment

Vicki wrote 9 months ago:           What is the purpose of life? According to Marilyn French’s The Love Children, the purpose … more →

Tags: Book Club, Feminism, happiness, Society

Too much to process!3 comments

Vicki wrote 9 months ago: I have been trying all day to write up a post about Marilyn French’s The Love Children. It is … more →

Tags: Conversations

The Day Before You Came

yourshortstory wrote 10 months ago: Grey. Speckled with a stain from lunch but still, generally grey. The wool trench coat was a prized  … more →

Tags: ABBA Short Story, Love, Fantasy, brooding, rain, ABBA, train, smoking, COLOR

Rereading 'The Women's Room' by Marilyn French2 comments

MarinaSofia wrote 1 year ago: I was a feminist without a cause when I read ‘The Women’s Room’, that classic angr … more →

Tags: Reviews, Stories, Family, Women, Men, Feminism, Women's Room, sexism, Society

It's hard to be a woman!2 comments

Laila Loevhoeiden wrote 1 year ago: James Tissot, 1878If a woman was accused of adultery by someone other than her husband, she had to t … more →

Tags: abilities, social abilities, King Hammurabi, babylon, women's value, Impact of Media, Fashion, changes in fashion

Top Five Favourite Feminist Books

Behind The Curtain wrote 1 year ago: This was a tricky list to narrow down, but here are my five favourite Feminist (or what I’d de … more →

Tags: Feminism, Literature, Kat Banyard, How To Be A Woman, Top Five Feminist Books, Wetlands, charlotte roche, Kristeva, Abjection

Oh, I sure do use the “F” word 1 comment

KarenSD wrote 1 year ago: When I was 24, I went to university. I was a single mother, with a two and a half year old daughter. … more →

Tags: Politics, Opinions, Personal, Feminism, York U, Toronto, city adult learning centre, ms. magazine, Gloria Steinem

Vacation Reading4 comments

lindseycrittenden wrote 1 year ago: Read anything good on vacation? We haven’t even decided where we’re going this year—Gran … more →

Tags: Reading, Adam Gopnik, Big Island, Danielle Steel, Donna Leon, Grand Canyon, Grand Tetons, Hawaii, Homer


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