Episode 73 - Trailblazing female authors (aka "literary bitches")

August 9th was National Booklovers Day, and Lisa suggested we cover Mary Shelley. We are planning a much more in depth episode on just her probably for October. But in this episode we cover some of the greatest female authors of the early days; these women blazed trails where society was saying women weren't allowed: colleges, science, having jobs...in general anything outside of the housewife realm (eyeroll). SOURCES: https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2020/12/08/what-we-know-of-sappho/ https://www.onceuponabookclub.com/blogs/authors/10-female-authors-that-changed-history So Listen, this podcast loves all of her listeners, but we are pretty unapologetic about politics. It's not about being polite, it's about true freedom. There are 90 days until another historic election. Check your voting status and make sure no fuckery has happened with your registration, or register for the first time. And Please VOTE BLUE. Once we are out of the woods and Republicans get their shit together, you can vote for who you want if the GOP are your boys; But until we get Christian Nationalism and Gilead out of the way, please Vote Blue. The women in your life need it. The country needs it. Plus Tim Walz is the dad we all need! Vote! https://www.vote.gov