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Lina Kostenko

Posted by Barbara

Blog, Dame designate, History, Literature, Politics

March 27, 2023

Nothing like an interplanetary gong – I challenge readers to find similar cosmic awards.

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Beyond the dreaming spires

Posted by Barbara

Blog, climate change, Education, Environment, History, Living today

February 14, 2023

Beyond the dreaming spires

We were happy with our offspring promising to grow strong and tall in the greenwood and be supple like the elm

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Saved by the Pen

Posted by Verity

Dame designate, feminism, History, Literature, Women's equality issues

January 4, 2023

Saved by the Pen

The prince, the showgirl and the unpaid debt

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Futher reading

Posted by Barbara

Blog, Book review, History, Leisure activities, Literature, Women's equality issues

December 12, 2022

Clearly the story of the Three Little Pigs had not yet been written in the 17th century

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On the Subject of Sneezes

Posted by Verity

Covid-19, Health, History, Humour, Living today, Medical, Pandemic, Seasonal

December 11, 2022

On the Subject of Sneezes

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