![]() ![]() Thankfully, Jasmine Holmes has done the hard work of bringing these stories to light by chasing down footnotes and searching through archives for her new book, Carved in Ebony. "Too often, the stories of faithful Black women have been lost to history. Join Jasmine on this journey of illuminating these women-God's image-bearers, carved in ebony. Carved in Ebony will take you past the predominantly white, male contributions that seemingly dominate history books and church history to discover how Black women have been some of the main figures in defining the landscape of American history and faith. Through the research and reflections of author Jasmine Holmes, you will be inspired by what each of these exceptional women can teach us about the intersections of faith and education, birth, privilege, opportunity, and so much more. And while history books may have forgotten them, their stories can teach us so much about what it means to be modern women of faith. They worked to change laws, built schools, spoke to thousands, shared the Gospel around the world. ![]() ![]() These names may not be familiar, but each one of these women was a shining beacon of devotion in a world that did not value their lives. Elizabeth Freeman, Nannie Helen Burroughs, Maria Fearing, Charlotte Forten Grimké, Sarah Mapps Douglass, Sara Griffith Stanley, Amanda Berry Smith, Lucy Craft Laney, Maria Stewart, and Frances Ellen Watkins Harper ![]()
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Abigail Reynolds is a physician and a lifelong Jane Austen enthusiast. ![]() ![]() As more information surfaced, the myths gave way to a certain elusive peace Diane discovered a tribe in her mother's family, found a Swiss husband, gained a voice, and, for the first time, began to trust in the intuition that had nudged her all along. Like a private eye, she sifted through competing versions of the truth only to find that, having traveled throughout Europe and back, identity is a state of mind. She struggled to understand what was at stake with the lies. In the months that ensued, everybody had a different story to tell about Diane's origins, including Otto when they met in New York City. With that, her world shifted on its axis. ![]() ![]() Then, in 2002, when she was forty-seven years old, Diane got a letter from Switzerland: her biological father, Otto, wanted to bring her into his life. She'd been told her biological parents were dead. 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But she’s also slowed down and become reflective - while still delightfully contradictory - dissecting the history of the ruptures within the communities which she has documented so well. With her latest release, Against Memoir: Complaints, Confessions & Criticisms, Tea continues to write explosively about her life. I wanted to be her, or the women she portrayed, who were all so brash and powerful and sexy. She wrote about sex and friends and death in a way that made me feel alive, kind of like the way watching Party Monster makes some want to do a face full of cocaine. Growing up a lonely and shy teenager, for me Tea’s autobiographical novel Valencia represented freedom. Michelle Tea has made a career of memoir, and in doing so she has chronicled a generation of queer and punk subcultures. Alana Mohamed | Longreads | August 2018 | 12 minutes (3,094 words) ![]() ![]() ![]() The victim is a young woman, her throat slit. 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A lush plantation is the scene of what could be the perfect murder.Īs manager of Belle Vie, an antebellum estate 50 miles south of Baton Rouge and an equal distance from New Orleans to the east, Caren Gray burns the candle at both ends. ![]() ![]() ![]() with unexpected plot twists and plenty of girl power." - Booklist"Giddy, fizzy, hilarious fun!" - Lauren Myracle, author of Luv Ya Bunches"Tons of fractured fairy tale fun!" - Meg Cabot, author of Allie Finkle's Rules for Girls and The Princess Diaries"The feminist in me adored it, and the mother in me loved how my daughter would long to cuddle in close as we read together. will enchant readers from the first page." - Kirkus Reviews "Hilarious. The swift pace of the tale and non-stop action. 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