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No, Anne Boleyn Was Not Black.

No, Anne Boleyn Was Not Black.

If whitewashing is okay, so is black Anne Boleyn, but I wish they’d ordered her necklace off Amazon
Go to the profile of Linda Caroll
Linda Caroll
Apr 8
Eileen Vollick Wanted To Fly. No Woman in Canada Had Ever Tried

Eileen Vollick Wanted To Fly. No Woman in Canada Had Ever Tried

Loops, spins and zooms did not dissuade my great Aunt from becoming the first woman pilot in the Canadian skies
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Michael Doherty
Mar 25
“For Most of History, Anonymous Was A Woman” -Virginia Woolf

“For Most of History, Anonymous Was A Woman” -Virginia Woolf

Sexually abused at age six, death robbed her of all but her abusers. Poor Virginia, she just isn’t right in the head.
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Linda Caroll
Mar 8
If Men Really Believed Women Were Equal, They’d Do More Housework

If Men Really Believed Women Were Equal, They’d Do More Housework

The Hollywood movie star who changed the rules of divorce
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Linda Caroll
Feb 26
An 1889 Magazine Asked Single Women Why They Aren’t Married and Ouch, The Replies

An 1889 Magazine Asked Single Women Why They Aren’t Married and Ouch, The Replies

Men didn’t help with the housework back then, either
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Linda Caroll
Feb 11
7 Writing Tips From the First Woman To Win A Pulitzer Prize

7 Writing Tips From the First Woman To Win A Pulitzer Prize

She wasn’t allowed to read a novel
Go to the profile of Linda Caroll
Linda Caroll
Oct 2, 2020
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