• Call Her George: Women Writers with Male Monikers, Part 2

    What do the names George Elliot, Ellis Bell, Isak Dinesen, George Sand, and J.D. Robb all have in common? These are all names women writers have used to publish their books. In honor of Women’s History Month, this blog invites you to gain perspective on the female writer’s motives behind using a male pseudonym. So why would a female writer use a male name? Looking at this from a sociological perspective, some female writers felt their female identities prevented them from being taken seriously. Using a male name ensured a female writer was taken seriously, and invited the then male…

  • Women’s “March” on History

    For centuries, women with different talents have been leaving their mark on the world. One of the earliest females to leave a mark in history would certainly be Mary, Jesus’s mother, and her calling from God to carry His Son. Fast forward to the Hundred Years’ War and we meet Joan of Arc. She said she received visions from God, instructing her to support Charles VII and recover France from English domination. Lastly, in 1928, Amelia Earhart was the first female pilot to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. So many pioneering women have created such a legacy for those…