Category: Women in History
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Let’s talk about sexual harassment
Like many women I know, I have an extraordinary capacity to internalize anger. Maybe I was born this way; maybe this is how I was trained. As a proponent of the phrase talent gets you nowhere without training, I’m guessing it’s a little of both. The point is, I let things wash over me. The daily affronts…
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The Inquisitor
For a second, Carlos wonders what this man would look like under torture, whether his face would retain the same luminous quality. The thought excites him – the execution of power always does – and his sense of inferiority fades. – Tobsha Learner, The Witch of Cologne For a while now, I’ve been promising a series of…
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War and Peace
Anyone else find themselves wishing November were here so we could get these elections over with? In my case, I’ve been watching the current presidential race since summer 2015. I remember when Sanders and Trump announced their candidacies; I thought both of them unlikely to get very far, for entirely different reasons. The Trump bid seemed…
K. R. Gastreich, Author 