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The dramatic, absolutely outrageous story of Caroline of Brunswick, a beloved icon of the Regency era, who uplifted the voice of the public and unabashedly defied society’s expectations, yet was shockingly robbed of her crown, from the host of the Vulgar History podcast. Caroline Amelia...

Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, written by herself is an autobiography by Harriet Ann Jacobs, a young mother and fugitive slave, published in 1861 by L. Maria Child, who edited the book for its author. Jacobs used the pseudonym Linda Brent. The book documents Jacobs's life as a slave and how she gained freedom for herself and for her children. Jacobs contributed to the genre of slave narrative by using the techniques of sentimental novels "to address race and gender issues.

In 1954, Joyce Johnson’s Barnard professor told his class that most women could never have the kinds of experiences that would be worth writing about. Attitudes like that were not at all unusual at a time when “good” women didn’t leave home or have sex before they married; even those who broke the rules could merely expect to be minor characters in the dramas played by men. But secret rebels, like Joyce and her classmate Elise Cowen, refused to accept things as they were.

Die ganzen, in diesem Buch verfassten Geschichten meiner Ehe, sind authentisch. Rückblickend bin ich selbst erstaunt, was in dieser Zeit alles passiert ist. Vieles liest sich wie ein Abenteuer, andere Begebenheiten waren recht skurril. Auch schwere Schicksalsschläge mussten gemeistert werden. Die Skala war in diesen 59 Jahren sehr breit gefächert. Natürlich ist noch sehr viel mehr passiert, aber das alles nieder zu schreiben würde den Rahmen sprengen. Ich möchte die Leser unterhalten und nicht ermüden. Gerade die junge Generation hat mich ermuntert, über meine Erlebnisse ein Buch zu verfassen.

Get a “fresh perspective on the American Revolution” as an award-winning author reveals the true story of two young women who defied their Loyalist families to marry radical patriots, Henry Knox and Benedict Arnold (Shelf Awareness). When Peggy Shippen, the celebrated blonde belle of...