Many painters have taken their inspiration from the female form, but Jules Breton is unique. Trained in the European classical tradition, or "grand style" as he called it, he returned home to rural Brittany to produce his masterpieces. His subjects were not grand dames or famous historical scenes as was usual for the period and … Continue reading Picturing Woman: Paintings of Jules Breton
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Quote for Today: Brandon Sanderson
“What is a woman's place in this modern world?" Jasnah Kholin's words read. "I rebel against this question, though so many of my peers ask it. The inherent bias in the inquiry seems invisible to so many of them. They consider themselves progressive because they are willing to challenge many of the assumptions of the … Continue reading Quote for Today: Brandon Sanderson
Quote for Today: Mark O’Flynn
She follows her nose and stands once more before the doors of a quintessential dilemma. Male or Female. Here is her paradox. A staccato voice seems to challenge her, berate her. Hombre or Mujer. Mann or Frau. Homme or Femme. Gentleman or Lady. Come on, decide. She knows them all. She is them all. Not … Continue reading Quote for Today: Mark O’Flynn
Quote for Today: Virginia Woolf
When, however, one reads of a witch being dunked, of a woman possessed by devils, of a wise woman selling herbs, or even of a very remarkable man who had a mother, then I think we are on the track of a lost novelist, a suppressed poet, of some mute and inglorious Jane Austen, … Continue reading Quote for Today: Virginia Woolf
Quote for Today: Tehmina Durrani
Love's absence ailed me. I could not imagine loving my husband. He was a superior and I did not know how to love and be subservient together. Nor had he ever thought of me as a human being, let alone a woman. For no reason had he ever softened towards me, I had stirred him … Continue reading Quote for Today: Tehmina Durrani
Quote for Today: Sena Jeter Naslund
If you meet a woman of whatever complexion who sails her life with strength and grace and assurance, talk to her! And what you will find is that there has been a suffering, that at some time she has left herself for hanging dead. ― Sena Jeter Naslund, Ahab's Wife, or The Star-Gazer Public Domain … Continue reading Quote for Today: Sena Jeter Naslund
Quote for Today: Maya Angelou
Pretty women wonder where my secret lies. I’m not cute or built to suit a fashion model’s size But when I start to tell them, They think I’m telling lies. I say, It’s in the reach of my arms, The span of my hips, The stride of my step, The curl of my lips. I’m … Continue reading Quote for Today: Maya Angelou
