As promised to Suko, here is my list of role models among women writers. They have their faults, but they’re all exceptionally courageous. Some are adventurous, larger-than-life characters while others I’ve selected because of their perseverance under harsh circumstances. (more…)
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Finding Role Models for Women Writers
Wednesday, June 8th, 2011I feel compelled to jump onto my feminist soapbox and wave my agro feather-duster whenever I think about Anne Sexton, Sylvia Plath and Virginia Woolf. All three of whom have been celebrated as a kind of holy trinity in works such as Bowditch’s The Ophelia Project. Not that there’s necessarily anything wrong with celebrating these writers’ lives and I’m sure Rachel Bowditch had nothing but noble intentions. (more…)
