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Women: Not So Mere

Posted on September 2, 2024 by T. K. Thorne

Who knew? The women’s movement to win the vote in the United States (which didn’t happen until 1920) began with book clubs!* In my life, “feminism” has been a word often expressed with a sneer, the struggle for equality seen … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged bookclubs, books, feminism, League of Women Voters, strong women, suffrage, women, Women' rights, writing | 4 Comments

Watch Out for Falling Heroes

Posted on September 17, 2020 by T. K. Thorne

Heroes have toppled under the sledgehammer of truth. Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged ban books, books, confederate statues, Dr. Seuss, Ezra Pound, Gandhi, Gertrude Stein, Gone with the Wind, Heroes, Hitler, Huckleberry Finn, JK Rowling, John F. Kennedy, John Wayne, L. Frank Baum, Mark Twain, Martin Luther King, Nixon, Sean Connery, T.S. Elliot, Tom Sawyer, Wizard of Oz, writing | 8 Comments

Women: Not So Mere

Posted on July 8, 2019 by T. K. Thorne

Who knew? The women’s movement to win the vote in the United States (which didn’t happen until 1920) began with book clubs!* In my life, “feminism” has been a word often expressed with a sneer, the struggle for equality seen … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged bookclubs, books, feminism, League of Women Voters, strong women, suffrage, women, Women' rights, writing | 12 Comments