by Michele Genthon | Jan 28, 2015 | MUSINGS, Reflecting
According to a report just issued by the United Nation’s International Labour Organization (ILO), women’s representation in leadership of the workforce is growing. The number of businesses owned or managed by women is increasing, with women heading 30% of businesses...
by Michele Genthon | Nov 4, 2014 | MUSINGS, Reflecting
I almost missed the most intriguing story in the October 10 issue of Entertainment Weekly. The cover drew my attention to Katy Sagal’s “Don’t you DARE!” look. Then, in the foreground, I stared into the squint in Charlie Hunnam’s eyes and noted the smoke from the...
by Michele Genthon | Dec 23, 2013 | FIRST WOMEN, Military and Crusaders, MUSINGS, Reflecting
Every day I post a Woman of Note on this blog and once a week I post a biography of a First Woman To. . .During almost six months I have posted 163 daily Women of Note and 26 biographies. Ten of those Women of Note were women whose accomplishments were as members of...
by Michele Genthon | Apr 14, 2013 | MUSINGS, Reflecting
“When do I stop doing research and start writing?” That question plagues writers of historical fiction. When you are working on a Ph.D. professors often answer that question this way, “When you pick up a book on your topic and you are...
by Michele Genthon | Apr 1, 2013 | MUSINGS, Reflecting
Felix Mendelssohn’s Italian Symphony plays in my office, and I can imagine the joyful violins heralding spring’s plum blossoms outside my window. As I have been researching Felix Mendelssohn I discovered that he—like Mozart—had an equally talented sister. (Once...
by Michele Genthon | Jan 26, 2013 | MUSINGS, Reflecting
I am spending time with the lives of Claude Debussy, Ludwig van Beethoven and Dmitri Shostakovich as I prepare program notes for an upcoming concert by the Lake Union Civic Orchestra. The composers are from different eras: Beethoven is the paragon of the Romantic...
