tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post5328718208551598676..comments2024-03-27T01:07:03.944-04:00Comments on The Roses of Prose: In Honor of WomenAlison Hendersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12725250883303287946noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-84270594588562727012017-03-20T13:45:00.810-04:002017-03-20T13:45:00.810-04:00Great list of accomplished women. I was so impress...Great list of accomplished women. I was so impressed by the Women's Rights Museum National Park in Seneca, NY that I incorporated it into my road trip book, One Red Shoe. Interestingly, 2 great powers (Britain and Germany) have women prime ministers. And the U.S. never has.Diane Burtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03754105332297068271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-86658604678774243532017-03-20T13:44:52.751-04:002017-03-20T13:44:52.751-04:00I think of the women novelists who often had to ta...I think of the women novelists who often had to take a man's name to be published, like thew two Georges. and then, of course, there are the Bronte sisters, Mary Shelley and dear Jane. They paved the way for us gals.Andrea Downinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11553961600937196102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-6514822208274087682017-03-20T11:56:14.162-04:002017-03-20T11:56:14.162-04:00Definitely a list of admirable women. Well-done! T...Definitely a list of admirable women. Well-done! Thanks for sharing.Alicia Deanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12003539473772776004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-67423624222943266782017-03-20T11:53:32.687-04:002017-03-20T11:53:32.687-04:00Great list! May I add one more? The library at my ...Great list! May I add one more? The library at my college (Vassar) has a spectacular stained-glass window featuring Elena Cornaro Piscopia, a young Venetian who had previously been denied the Doctor of Theology degree as a woman, receiving her doctorate in philosophy from the University of Padua. She is thought to be the first woman to earn this degree in European history.Alison Hendersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12725250883303287946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-14765639868788482052017-03-20T11:48:14.363-04:002017-03-20T11:48:14.363-04:00I remember when my older daughter was in second gr...I remember when my older daughter was in second grade, the kids had to pick a famous person to portray. She chose Abigail Adams, and I learned a whole lot about the woman right along with Tara while she was rehearsing for the program. She (and so many other colonial women) was a powerhouse who helped shape this country. Yet the men tend to get all the glory as founding fathers...Jannine Gallanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01047728297429025804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-45253469699003012592017-03-20T11:12:16.817-04:002017-03-20T11:12:16.817-04:00Oops, Brenda, that was an oversight on my part. Th...Oops, Brenda, that was an oversight on my part. Though you are right and Oprah really doesn't need an introduction. <br />Thanks to all for the kind comments. I'm currently in Colorado visiting my oldest son.remullinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02803012686654154333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-51715730300286569112017-03-20T10:58:03.503-04:002017-03-20T10:58:03.503-04:00There are many great women. My favorite I discover...There are many great women. My favorite I discovered in history in the sixth grade...Jeannne D'Arc. In your list, I found it amusing you didn't put a name on Ophrah. I guess we all know who she is!!Brenda Whitesidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04162555468154752820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-41406075770985333132017-03-20T09:20:45.773-04:002017-03-20T09:20:45.773-04:00I'd pick Margaret Sanger, who opened the first...I'd pick Margaret Sanger, who opened the first birth control clinic and went to prison for it. Did you know at one point, she went on a hunger strike and was force-fed? We owe this woman, for sure. The great group of suffragettes, fought our battles early on....we stand on their shoulders, as well. (Closer to home: do you know that Sisters of Crime, the author group, to which I belong, came about because women crime writers had no power? Male writers still get more cred from the big reviewers, so this inequity isn't over.)Rolynn Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09504770204968969467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-25822394419108595952017-03-20T08:58:43.382-04:002017-03-20T08:58:43.382-04:00There are so many great women, and more to come. F...There are so many great women, and more to come. For good reason. At the risk of dating myself, always remember dance partners Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. She did every move he did, backwards and in heels!Margo Hoornstrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00036077481652050799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-15446545667693321102017-03-20T08:37:12.315-04:002017-03-20T08:37:12.315-04:00What a great post. Loved the mug shot. I admire wo...What a great post. Loved the mug shot. I admire women who shine in a male dominated field. Take the British royalty through the years...Queen Elizabeth I, Queen Victoria, and the current Queen. And I get a kick out of Germany Prime Minister Angela Merkel. Remember Margaret Thatcher? She carried her kohonas in her purse.Vonnie Davis ~ Romance Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07360480832587538895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-10385543157099687742017-03-20T06:56:06.877-04:002017-03-20T06:56:06.877-04:00Great list, RE! I always admired Shirley Chisholm,...Great list, RE! I always admired Shirley Chisholm, first black US Congresswoman. She represented one of the New York districts around the '70s and '80s, I think. Leah St. Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11004006100786260893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-61401773453113095232017-03-20T05:58:40.378-04:002017-03-20T05:58:40.378-04:00Great post--Thanks for sharing!Great post--Thanks for sharing!Angela Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06102308492358084929noreply@blogger.com