by Michele Genthon | Dec 20, 2012 | MUSINGS, Reflecting
My laughter was spontaneous when Lynne Rossetto Kasper closed her recent “Splendid Table” program with a quote from Erma Bombeck: “No self-respecting mother would run out of intimidations on the eve of a major holiday.” It bubbled up from that self-recognition...
by Michele Genthon | Nov 8, 2012 | MUSINGS, Reflecting
There is an adage that “History is written by the winners.” This might be more precise if we added that the winners were men of means. I am in the midst of drafting a novel centering around Elena Piscopia, the first woman to receive an academic degree (in 1678)....
by Michele Genthon | Oct 22, 2012 | MUSINGS, Reflecting
This year summer clung to Seattle like a shy toddler, refusing to relinquish its hold. In ten days November will arrive and only now is it 37° outside. Fortunately, I rescued the last of my rosebuds two days ago and brought them into my warm kitchen where they could...
by Michele Genthon | Sep 26, 2012 | MUSINGS, Reflecting
Last month demonstrators marched down the streets of Seattle to show support for Catholic nuns who are being investigated by the Vatican for their feminist views. When I heard about the march, I counted back. It had been more than three decades since my last...
by Michele Genthon | Aug 29, 2012 | MUSINGS, Reflecting
One woman leads to another and all women flow in a circle. I am drafting a historical novel about Elena Piscopia, the first woman to receive an academic degree and she was on my mind when I was reading Swerve by Stephen Greenblatt. When he referenced Hypatia I saw an...
by Michele Genthon | Aug 6, 2012 | MUSINGS, Reflecting
After reading about her in Stephen Greenblatt’s The Swerve: How the World Became Modern, I have been pondering the story of Hypatia. Sensing some parallels between Hypatia’s life and Elena Piscopia’s, I researched further to clarify my suspicions. Many of the facts of...
