Posts Tagged ‘women in the 2Oth century’
Wanda Gág, Printmaker with a”Grimm” Aesthetic
Until a few weeks ago, the name Wanda Gág meant nothing to me, but it turns I was very familiar with her most famous work. I discovered Gág while I was happily reading a book about professional women artists in the first half of the twentieth century who had all been students of a single…
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In which I sink into Queen of the West: The Life and Times of Dale Evans
I will admit, I picked up Queen of the West: The Life and Times of Dale Evans by Theresa Kaminski with a sense of relief. Even though I knew Evans suffered personal tragedy in her life, I was looking forward to a mental palate cleanser after a month of reading books that took on tough…
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Talking About Women’s History: Three Questions and an Answer with Shannon Frystak
Shannon Frystak, Ph.D. is a first-generation college student who went on to pursue a Masters and Ph.D. focusing predominantly on Women’s History. An award-winning writer and historian, she is Professor and Graduate Coordinator of the Department of History and Geography at East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania where she has taught since 2007. Her first book,…
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