Degas was a founding member of the group that staged the eight 'Impressionist' exhibitions between 1874 and 1886 in Paris, yet his art is markedly different - how do we understand his relationship to Impressionism?
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Going Forward: Black Lives Matter Resources
Find the article from the above picture here, and read more about it below. Today’s post is a bit of a long one, with lots of links and resources, so please bear with me – but one that I feel is incredibly important to be here on my blog, even if I’m reiterating things you…
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Guest Post: Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire – an 18th century story of style, politics and pain
Read today's great guest post from Elizabeth Hill-Scott on Georgiana, the Duchess of Devonshire.
Review & Blog Tour: “The Jane Austen Society”, by Natalie Jenner
I’m absolutely thrilled to be sharing my review of a brilliant book that has just been published (three days ago!) as part of a blog book tour – Natalie Jenner’s debut novel, The Jane Austen Society. I’d like to thank St Martin’s Press for gifting me an advance readers’ edition to be able to have…
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Mary Cassatt (1844-1926)
Happy 176th birthday Mary Cassatt, a fascinating female artist! I'm celebrating her life and work in today's post.
Why Emma. is such a delicious Jane Austen adaptation
Autumn de Wilde's adaptation of Jane Austen's Emma is a feast for the senses - here is my Emma. movie review.
Review: “Forgotten Royal Women: The King and I”, by Erin Lawless
For my last-but-one Women’s History Month post, I’m so excited to share my review of Erin Lawless’ book Forgotten Royal Women: The King and I, which Pen & Sword Books kindly sent me a copy of to review. A positive in the craziness that the world is going through right now (and I sincerely hope…
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Spotlight on Women Writers: Isabel Allende
Today in my Reading Women series for Women’s History Month, I wanted to spotlight a female author that I love and teaches me something completely new with each book I read. Isabel Allende is a Chilean-American feminist author and journalist who has written over twenty books which evoke culture, social justice, politics, personal history and…
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Spotlight on Literary Heroines: Anne Shirley
I confess, I came to Anne Shirley later in life than I think you’re supposed to read her. The eleven-year-old (in the first book of L. M. Montgomery’s series, Anne of Green Gables) became a kindred spirit of mine when I was twenty-two. I was twice her age in the book, yet I became captivated…
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Reading Wish List: Women and Women’s History
Happy International Women’s Day! Seeing as the theme I’ve set myself this month is Reading Women, my post to celebrate today is my current reading wish list of books on women and women’s history. Tell me in the comments what you think I should add to it! Hidden Figures: The Story of the African-American Women…
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