by Michele Genthon | Jul 10, 2012 | MUSINGS, Reflecting
On the cusp of the women’s movement, a young anthropologist, an idealistic woman from Kansas and other parts of the country, travels to Indonesia. She studies textiles and blacksmithing in small villages. She creates microcredit programs while working for the United...
by Michele Genthon | Mar 31, 2011 | MUSINGS, Reflecting
An Irony of Sainthood Elena Piscopia intrigues me because she was the first woman to receive a doctorate. In my research I also learned that she was known during her lifetime for her religious fervor. She took a vow of chastity at age eleven, unbeknownst to...
by Michele Genthon | Oct 20, 2010 | MUSINGS, Reflecting
My novel The Last Queen of Cyprus is a fictional account of the life of Caterina Cornaro. In the fifteenth century, the Republic of Venice selects fourteen-year old Caterina to marry the king of Cyprus. When the king and his son die under mysterious circumstances,...
