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Poetry has been a feature of feminism for as long as the movement itself has existed. In the American Women’s Suffrage ... from Maya Angelou’s famous poem “Still I Rise” Maya Angelou ...
Seattle Reads is the library’s citywide book group, with more than 20 programs planned in April and May, including events with U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón on May 16 and 17. Find a copy of “You Are ...
Though the name Carmen was down to 434th for newborns in 2024, a few famous faces have given it a whole new image to live up ...
Famous Native American women have shaped history through leadership, activism, and cultural contributions. Sacagawea, Wilma Mankiller, and Deb Haaland stand among those who broke barriers. From ...
While American poet Cummings is most famous for his love poems for women, “[little tree]” remains a favorite among Christmas poems—Cummings even sent the (longer) full version of the poem as ...
Aimee Semple McPherson took to the radio to spread the Gospel, but her mysterious disappearance cast a shadow on her reputation.
Peruvian author Mario Vargas Llosa, Nobel literature laureate and a giant of Latin American letters for many decades, has ...
The late political scientist enjoined readers to look for opposition to authoritarian states not in revolutionary vanguards ...
Peruvian author Mario Vargas Llosa, Nobel literature laureate and a giant of Latin American letters for many decades, has ...
Many Americans feel in real peril ... The rule of law is the foundation of modern civilization. There is that famous poem by the German pastor Martin Niemöller that has the “first they came ...