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11. Maya Angelou – Inspiring Woman

Ellie Betts — Thu, 25 Feb 2021 07:00:00 +0000

Powered by RedCircle Maya Angelou was a wonderful and inspirational woman. I’m dusting off that history degree again to bring you a little story about a woman who came from very little and went on to impact the world with her autobiographies and poetry. We’ll start at the start… Maya was born Marguerite Annie Johnon […]

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7. Women Writers: Beatrix Potter – Children’s Fiction, Self-Publishing, and Conservationism

Ellie Betts — Thu, 28 Jan 2021 07:00:00 +0000

Powered by RedCircle The woman who self published her first book, studied mushrooms, drew beautiful animal illustrations, and continues to influence pop culture today. The basics Beatrix was born on July 28th 1866 and died December 22nd 1943, aged 77. She grew up as part of a wealthy family in Manchester. Her schooling came from […]

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4. Women Writers: Charlotte Perkins Gilman – Writing, Depression, and Feminism

Ellie Betts — Thu, 07 Jan 2021 07:15:00 +0000

Powered by RedCircle Welcome to our very first case study! I shall dust off my (almost entirely useless) History BA and share with you the story of a woman who shared her short story, The Yellow Wallpaper, with the world, and change the treatment for postnatal depression (called postpartum depression in some parts of the […]

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