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Three Women Who Fought For Equal Pay
Some people think women have wage equality. They're wrong. We never have and we still don't.
Linda Caroll
Mar 20
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100 Years Ago She Asked Congress To Agree To One Sentence. They Said No.
100 years later, it's still no. Here's the exact sentence she asked them to agree to. I don't understand why they said no. Do you?
Linda Caroll
Mar 13
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Say Thanks! 72 Things You Didn’t Know Women Invented
In recognition of International Women's Day -- women who proved lady brains are not inferior and never were.
Linda Caroll
Mar 8
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3 Things Most People Don't Know About Women's History Month
It's not about equality or women's rights
Linda Caroll
Mar 6
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February 2023
The Million Dollar Mermaid Was Once Arrested For Indecency
She was a world champion and movie star, but at the end of her career her greatest pride was freeing women from police measuring their skirts on the…
Linda Caroll
Feb 27
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How Sesame Street Made The Wicked Witch's Worst Nightmare Come True
Her greatest fear was scaring kids. Mr. Rogers helped defuse that fear until Sesame Street came along and made it all worse.
Linda Caroll
Feb 20
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How "Jackass Annie" Ran Away From Home And Saved Her Own Life
The touching and true story of a woman, a horse and a little doggie who made a 7000 mile journey of a lifetime and lived to tell the tale.
Linda Caroll
Feb 13
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Did Virginia Woolf Survive Incest?
She was mentally ill because she was allowed an education, a doctor told her father. Books were the problem. No more books.
Linda Caroll
Feb 6
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January 2023
The Touching Back Story You Didn't Know About Fantine And Les Misérables
When Victor Hugo died at 83, despite that he’d asked for a pauper’s burial, two million people showed up for his funeral.
Linda Caroll
Jan 30
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Victorian women loved Shakespeare because he spoke the language of flowers
Some day, somewhere, if you happen to see Canterbury Bells growing in a field or perhaps an English garden, I hope you’ll think of me.
Linda Caroll
Jan 23
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If You Think Medusa Was Entirely Fiction, Surprise!
In 2019, scientists and archeologists found the cave of Medusa with fragments of a 2500 year old carving of her
Linda Caroll
Jan 16
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The Sweet Letter That Made Beatrix Potter A Successful & Beloved Writer
A heartwarming story of an introvert who followed her heart, found success and became an unexpected heroine
Linda Caroll
Jan 9
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