May 2011
4 posts
The magic of the internet means that more often than not, I’ll get the opportunity to find something I only recall from a word, phrase, or image. A little digging revealed that the book I’ve remembered as “the story about that lady who was the world’s first female shark scientist or something” is actually called Shark Lady: True Adventures of Eugenie Clark by Ann...
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“Her very walk has a swing of mischief and defiance in it,” George Foster wrote...”
– Bowery Gals. An awesome quote from a book I’m reading for BoJ. (via notalexus)
Hello! This is Catherine, one of the interns. While researching entries for the Book of Jezebel, I’ve been learning little known facts about people or characters I’m very familiar with, including Aaliyah, Ariel (as in the Little Mermaid), and Jane Addams. But I’ve also been introduced to plenty of new names, like the poet Anna Akhmatova. I’m surprised that I’ve never...
