"Woman will always be dependent until she holds a purse of her own."
—Elizabeth Cady Stanton
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Georgia Ann Mullen on May 8, 2012 |
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My dear friend, writing partner and mentor Blonnie Bunn Wyche passed away May 2, 2012 in Wilmington, NC. A May 5 memorial service was attended by her family, members of her two critique groups, book sellers, fellow writers, and the many friends she made throughout her 79 years as a teacher and...
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Georgia Ann Mullen on April 4, 2012 |
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“If there are locks at the Pearly Gates, we’re not going!”
That was our Declaration of Sentiment after passing through CS-2&3, the double lock that relayed our canal boat toward Seneca Falls. Cruising the Erie and Cayuga-Seneca canals in New York for three days last summer was relaxing...
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Georgia Ann Mullen on April 1, 2012 |
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If you’re cruising the Erie Canal past Clyde, N.Y., take an hour to stop in Lyons, the next town west, and tour the Hotchkiss Peppermint Oil Building. Baldy Bob will tell you when it’s open and how to get there.
Baldy Bob gets his kicks greeting boaters who stop at the Lyons dock before going...
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Georgia Ann Mullen on March 26, 2012 |
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I wonder what it feels like to have a famous ancestor. Some of my ancestors were left on the other side of the Atlantic and the ones who came over on the boat lived ordinary lives in places like Schenectady and Cleveland.
No one made it to The President’s Gallery by Madame Tussauds as did...
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Georgia Ann Mullen on December 20, 2011 |
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Of the dozens of books on NPR’s Best Books of 2011 list, I’ve read none. Seems I’m always a few years—or decades—behind. Among the many titles that caught my eye, several stand out, some for no other reason than the length of their titles.
Take Catherynne M. Valente’s The Girl Who...
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Georgia Ann Mullen on November 6, 2011 |
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Memphis, TN, recently decided to dissolve its school district (98 percent black) and merge with the Shelby County school district (62 percent white). Most Shelby residents aren’t happy with the plan. Aside from the huge logistical problem, the consolidation highlights a persistent racial and...
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Georgia Ann Mullen on May 31, 2011 |
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Women of Wilmington Project’s new video features local creativity experts talking up the joy and value of art and encouraging females young and old to pursue their passions.
Actors, writers, musicians, visual artists and costume designers spend the bulk of the video opining on why art is...
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Georgia Ann Mullen on May 27, 2011 |
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I was distressed to hear football star and dance champion Hines Ward say children wouldn’t play with him as a child because his parents belonged to different races.
“White kids wouldn’t play with me because I was black. Black kids wouldn’t play with me because my mother was Korean,” he...
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Georgia Ann Mullen on May 8, 2011 |
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An excellent read! If you are interested in women’s history and enjoy a fictional story woven with historical fact you will love this book. “A Shocking and Unnatural Incident” gives a fascinating account of the very beginnings of women’s suffrage and portrays what life was...
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