Category: Legends
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Who was Will Shakespeare?
This “Speak like Shakespeare Day”, I thought I would share some facts about the man himself and talk about the impact he had on me as a young literary mind. He was quite enigmatic and charming from all accounts, and there are literally millions of “Facts” but it’s hard to tell what’s truth and what…
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Women’s History Month – Ada Lovelace
For the month of March, the world celebrates Women’s History Month. I am devoting a week each in March to one woman I am inspired by. For this week, I am devoting the week to Ada Lovelace. Augusta Ada Byron was born on 10 December 1815 to Lord Byron and Lady Byron, the only legitimate child…
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Women’s History Month – Marilyn Monroe
For the month of March, the world celebrates Women’s History Month. I am devoting a week each in March to one woman I am inspired by. For this week, I am devoting the week to Marilyn Monroe. Norma Jeane Mortenson was born on 1 June 1926 to Gladys Pearl Baker at Los Angeles General Hospital.…
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Women’s History Month – Hedy Lamarr
For the month of March, the world celebrates Women’s History Month. I am devoting a week each in March to one woman I am inspired by. For this week, I am devoting the week to Hedy Lamarr. Hedwig Eva Maria Kiesler was born 9 November 1914 to Gertrud “Trude” Kiesler (nee Lichtwitz) and Emil Kiesler in…
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Women’s History Month – Amelia Earhart
For the month of March, the world celebrates Women’s History Month. I am devoting a week each in March to one woman I am inspired by. For this week, I am devoting the week to Amelia Earhart. Amelia Mary Earhart was born on 24th July 1897 to Samuel “Edwin” Stanton Earhart and Amelia “Amy” Earhart…
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Women’s History Month – Queen Elizabeth II
For the month of March, the world celebrates Women’s History Month. I am devoting a week each in March to one woman I am inspired by. For this week, I am devoting the week to Queen Elizabeth II. Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor was born 21st April 1926 to the Duke and Duchess of York (later…
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Virginia Woolf Day
I must confess, I did not read anything by Virginia Woolf when I was young. I’d not even heard her name until I was in my teen years and even then I hadn’t read anything. I had, however, watched movies based on her books. I found myself startled and yet impressed by the movie ‘The…
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Happy Krampusnacht
It’s the 5th of December…and today is Krampusnacht. I learned of Krampus from a movie, funnily enough, isn’t that how we all learn about such historical facts? It was a story which I found a little horrific but also oddly comforting. I mean, we let a jolly old man in a red suit into our…