Rosa Luxemburg
Julia is quite right – there is a plethora of quotes readily available, easily accessible on line and in such reference books as The Quotable Woman.
However, to make an informed decision on a final selection of quotes for each of the women selected for research, it is essential to dig deeper into the search, below the surface. My last post addressed this specifically. Please read it carefully and remember that quotes are the end result. In fact, let me suggest that quotes be left aside for now.
Write a portrait of the women you are researching taking into account that politics, events and people shape lives, actions and times historically. These women are/were visionaries, pioneers, intellectuals, creators, scientists, leaders, fascinating women from all over the world, from all walks of life who broke barriers, explored, challenged, rebelled, fought – often at a cost to themselves – to advance the human condition, not to mention those liberties and rights we take for granted today. What better way to measure their accomplishments than to understand the road they have traveled.
Julia: The historian Blanche Wiesen Cook wrote a compelling biography of Eleanor Roosevelt in 2 volumes that I recommend you read. It was published by the Penguin Group under the Viking imprint.
Of interest to all, there is an instructive online exhibition on The History of Women and Education in America at The National Women's History Museum. Visit it, read it, it will be enlightening.
Reports are past due! Please post your progress. Note that I will be looking for substance in this next report.
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