Tag: women
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The Woman Responsible for Exposing Impressionism to the American Art World: Lilla Cabot Perry
Coming from the Cabot family of Boston had its perks for young Lilla–how would you like to hang out with Emerson and the Alcotts? But Lilla was pretty perky on her own–and talented. I don’t know how people find the energy to push art movements along, but she did. I’m sure now that I’m sending…
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Spinster Turned Patroness of the Arts: Florence Griswold
Florence did what women fallen on hard times once did with big family houses and nothing but the memories of dead relatives for riches. She mourned the loss of her 16 year old brother, her father, her sister and mother and opened her house to boarders who happened to be artists. I think artists…
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A New Woman: Fanny Benjamin Johnston
“While Johnston was running her studio in Washington, feminist campaigns to secure the vote and other rights were encouraging women to break out of their domestic roles. In 1897, she published an article in the Ladies’ Home Journal urging women to consider photography as a means of supporting themselves. “To an energetic, ambitious woman with…
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Rocking The Galoshes–Upstate Style With Dog
Frigid temps, cool skirts and warm hearts. Happiness begins with a good hair day and a smile. How’s about we go sledding later, boys . . .
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So You Thought I Only Liked Weak Women? Not So Fast!
Frida Kahlo Pistol Packin’ Mail Carrier Stage Coach Mary Fields–Here’s one woman who could drink, cuss and fight with the best of them while babysitting and building schools for the Indians. I could go on but this article says it all: http://www.badassoftheweek.com/fields.html courtesy Google UK courtesy fearnoarts.com courtesy commonswikimedia.org Laura Bullion, female outlaw & member…
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Where Does Beauty Get You?
Thankful Crenshaw I’ve been thinking lately of my female characters and how little I actually understand about them. This isn’t a bad thing because it keeps me curious, but inevitably I get dazzled by their beauty or annoyed by their tendency towards bitchiness. (I’m glad that this word is no longer a cuss because if…
Author Adrienne Morris 