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Revisionist History from a Female Perspective
Revisionist History from a Female Perspective
Revisionist History from a Female Perspective
Pope Joan and the Bottomless Chair
Helen of Troy – Just Another Pretty Face?
Khutulun And the V-Neck Shirt
The Catholic priesthood may be one of the world’s most long-standing boys’ clubs. They have always maintained a strict policy of “No Girls Allowed,” except for nuns who are allowed to wash floors for priests. Absolutely no girls, eh? Hmmm.
As a historical mystery author, much of my work is devoted to setting the prehistoric record straight. When I say prehistory, I don’t mean when cavemen roamed the earth. I mean the undocumented story of civilized cultures that predated cuneiform.
People who live in Mongolia love their wrestling. For the past thousand years, they’ve spent hours watching each other getting pushed and shoved around until somebody falls down. I blame it on a lack of streaming services.
For Whom The Belle Told
Tomyris – One Bad Mother
Caty Greene Brings Cheap Underwear to the Masses
It’s a well-known fact that patriarchal cultures tend to dismiss and underestimate women. I’m always delighted to note the ways in which androcrats shoot themselves in the foot by devaluing half their population.
This essay is devoted to a mother of epic proportions. Her name was Tomyris, queen of the Massagetae (6th century BCE). She’s quite famous if you know anything about the military squabbles that constitute the bulk of history.
Catherine Littlefield (aka Caty) had an unconventional mind. At dinner parties, she liked to quiz the men at the table about politics and debate the issues of the day with them. This was suspicious behavior in the 1770s.
Khawlah bint al-Azwar – “I Did What I Did!”
Royal Weddings and Kurgan Social Climbers
Chicago: The Layered Look
If you were born anywhere west of Turkey, you’ve probably never heard of her. If you’re of Arab descent, Khawlah bint al-Azwar is as famous as Joan of Arc and pretty much for the same reason. Fundamentalist Muslim women aren’t generally encouraged to show initiative outside the home.
Having recently plowed through every episode of The Crown, I witnessed several generations of British crowned heads get hitched. This experience led me to contemplate the public fascination with royal weddings.
When I first started writing my Gilded Age Chicago Mysteries over two decades ago, I was only sure of one thing. The books were going to be set in Chicago at the turn of the twentieth century. I foolishly thought that since I am a Chicago native, I was following the adage to “write what you know.”
Pope Joan and the Bottomless Chair
The Catholic priesthood may be one of the world’s most long-standing boys’ clubs. They have always maintained a strict policy of “No Girls Allowed,” except for nuns who are allowed to wash floors for priests. Absolutely no girls, eh? Hmmm.
Helen of Troy – Just Another Pretty Face?
As a historical mystery author, much of my work is devoted to setting the prehistoric record straight. When I say prehistory, I don’t mean when cavemen roamed the earth. I mean the undocumented story of civilized cultures that predated cuneiform.
Khutulun And the V-Neck Shirt
People who live in Mongolia love their wrestling. For the past thousand years, they’ve spent hours watching each other getting pushed and shoved around until somebody falls down. I blame it on a lack of streaming services.
For Whom The Belle Told
It’s a well-known fact that patriarchal cultures tend to dismiss and underestimate women. I’m always delighted to note the ways in which androcrats shoot themselves in the foot by devaluing half their population.
Tomyris – One Bad Mother
This essay is devoted to a mother of epic proportions. Her name was Tomyris, queen of the Massagetae (6th century BCE). She’s quite famous if you know anything about the military squabbles that constitute the bulk of history.
Caty Greene Brings Cheap Underwear to the Masses
Catherine Littlefield (aka Caty) had an unconventional mind. At dinner parties, she liked to quiz the men at the table about politics and debate the issues of the day with them. This was suspicious behavior in the 1770s.
Khawlah bint al-Azwar – “I Did What I Did!”
If you were born anywhere west of Turkey, you’ve probably never heard of her. If you’re of Arab descent, Khawlah bint al-Azwar is as famous as Joan of Arc and pretty much for the same reason. Fundamentalist Muslim women aren’t generally encouraged to show initiative outside the home.
Royal Weddings and Kurgan Social Climbers
This essay is devoted to a mother of epic proportions. Her name was Tomyris, queen of the Massagetae (6th century BCE). She’s quite famous if you know anything about the military squabbles that constitute the bulk of history.
Chicago: The Layered Look
When I first started writing my Gilded Age Chicago Mysteries over two decades ago, I was only sure of one thing. The books were going to be set in Chicago at the turn of the twentieth century. I foolishly thought that since I am a Chicago native, I was following the adage to “write what you know.”
