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Your Hopes and Dreams: Abortion is not about whimsy...

Thu, 31 May 2012 13:56:23 -0400

Your Hopes and Dreams: Abortion is not about whimsy...:

I have four children, three I gave birth to and one we adopted. Was abortion part of my family planning? It turns out the answer is “yes.” Unintentionally pregnant (once denial, once contraceptive failure), I not to have a child at 17 or 20. I wanted to know myself as an adult. I wanted…

A corsair (via ROH Press Presents: The World’s Top 10...

Thu, 24 May 2012 21:21:00 -0400

A corsair

(via ROH Press Presents: The World’s Top 10 Fictional Pirates: The Black Corsair)

A corvair

Thu, 24 May 2012 21:20:00 -0400

A corvair:

unypl: “Fluke: Or, I Know Why the Winged Whale Sings,” by...

Thu, 17 May 2012 06:46:41 -0400

unypl:

“Fluke: Or, I Know Why the Winged Whale Sings,” by Christopher Moore

Read Fluke

Virginia Woolf T-Shirt

Wed, 16 May 2012 12:48:09 -0400

Virginia Woolf T-Shirt

Not Vanity, but ROYALTY

Thu, 12 Apr 2012 14:00:53 -0400

slushpilehell:

If you see any virtue in my books, I would like to submit the manuscripts for a deal that is not “vanity” but “royalty.”

You’re in luck. I insist that all of my authors’ contracts include a clause that crowns them king or queen of a mythical land.

wavepoetry: FOUND in the deep abyss of Wave’s cabinets: a Verse...

Wed, 04 Apr 2012 13:16:36 -0400

wavepoetry:

FOUND in the deep abyss of Wave’s cabinets: a Verse floppy disk

wwnorton: Adrienne Rich (1929 - 2012) The New York Times...

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 21:35:41 -0400

Tonight No Poetry Will Serve

Diving Into the Wreck

The Dream of a Common Language

A Wild Patience Has Taken Me This Far

Blood, Bread, and Poetry

Collected Early Poems, 1950 - 1970

On Lies, Secrets, and Silence

An Atlas of the Difficult World

Your Native Land, Your Life

Midnight Salvage

wwnorton:

Adrienne Rich (1929 - 2012)

The New York Times obituary: A Poet of Unswerving Vision At the Forefront of Feminism

gentleswagger: How fantastic would this print be on a scarf or...

Mon, 26 Mar 2012 05:40:16 -0400

gentleswagger:

How fantastic would this print be on a scarf or pocket square. Dang. -A

thatkindofwoman:

history1970s || Lostsoulx44

the-omlt: The Beginning.

Thu, 01 Mar 2012 20:06:44 -0500

the-omlt:

The Beginning.

Leap Day joy! wellesleymag: In honor of Leap Day 2012, one of...

Thu, 01 Mar 2012 11:19:57 -0500

Leap Day joy!

wellesleymag:

In honor of Leap Day 2012, one of our favorite shots of leaping students. Here, three students rehearse a dance for Tree Day 1932.

Their Eyes Were Watching God

Fri, 24 Feb 2012 11:28:29 -0500

Ah don’t mean to bother wid tellin’ ‘em nothin’, Pheoby. Tain’t worth the trouble. You can tell ‘em what Ah say if you wants to. Dat’s just de same as me, ‘cause mah tongue is in mah friend’s mouf.—ZNH, TEWWG

Sometimes, it’s good to be teaching.

millionsmillions: johnjeremiahsullivan: Samuel Pepys,...

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 13:24:02 -0500

millionsmillions:

johnjeremiahsullivan:

Samuel Pepys, proto-blogger, was born today in 1633. If you’ve ever sat through a British Literature or History seminar on the Restoration, you can thank this man for recording the events of the age.

And don’t forget to follow his endlessly entertaining iteration on Twitter.

The Well of Loneliness: bath time

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 10:16:04 -0500

At last the hour of the bath would arrive, and still grumbling, Stephen must submit to Mrs. Bingham, fidgeting under the nurse’s rough fingers like a dog in the hands of a trimmer.—Radclyffe Hall, 1928

nypl: You never know what you are going to find in the...

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 10:14:58 -0500

nypl:

You never know what you are going to find in the collections of The New York Public Library. The New York Times wrote a fascinating piece on Valerie Solanas - the feminist loner best remembered for shooting Andy Warhol - who actually came to The NYPL in the 1970s and marked up her own book the S.C.U.M. (Society for Cutting Up Men) MANIFESTO with edits and annotations. The book is now preserved in our Manuscripts and Archives Division at The Stephen A. Schwarzman Building on 40th Street and 5th Avenue. Solanas story was depicted in the 1996 film I SHOT ANDY WARHOL starring Lili Taylor as Solanas.

Today is also the 25th Anniversary of Andy Warhol’s death. This is not the only Warhol related material we have at The New York Public Library as The Times reported a few weeks ago about a Christmas Card that Mr. Warhol drew and gave to our fascinating Art and Picture collection. RIP Andy.

Women in Magazines:: Call for Papers

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 09:35:32 -0500

Women in Magazines:: Call for Papers:

womeninmagazines:

In November 2011, Woman’s Weekly celebrated its 100 year birthday by including a reproduction of the first issue inside the centenary edition. A month later, US Vogue launched a digital archive containing every page published since 1892. These events remind us of the rich history which lies…

Our Keynote Speakers: Noliwe Rooks & Penny Tinkler

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 09:35:10 -0500

A conference to make note of: womeninmagazines:

We are delighted to announce that the two keynote speakers for Women in Magazines are Noliwe Rooks (Princeton University) and Penny Tinkler (University of Manchester). Both have produced pioneering work in this field & we are so pleased that they are able to come and share this with us.

Happy Birthday, Nina Simone!! vintageblackglamour: Stunning...

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 14:50:10 -0500

Happy Birthday, Nina Simone!!

vintageblackglamour:

Stunning shot of Nina Simone by Pittsburgh photography icon Charles “Teenie” Harris, circa 1965.

"I do things like get in a taxi and say, “The library, and step on it."

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 14:49:25 -0500

““I do things like get in a taxi and say, “The library, and step on it.””

- David Foster Wallace (via 4mbivalent)

meganlives: Cilla Black’s “Liverpool Lullaby,” from today’s...

Fri, 17 Feb 2012 10:32:22 -0500

meganlives:

Cilla Black’s “Liverpool Lullaby,” from today’s Sport and the British on BBC Radio 4.

Genius.