Women in History 2 – “The Power of Women’s Stories.”

“Stories going back 5000 years are rife with bold women and female war deities, their role sometimes combined with that of protectress, mother or lover. Heroic women in fiction are not ‘wondrous’. Brave, smart, resourceful, strong – these have always been standard female attributes. It’s the stories that changed, or rather, how the narrative is framed.”—Trish Nicholson,  http://booksbywomen.org/

Hello Friends,

This week I’m continuing the theme of Women in History with a link to a blog post written by Trish Nicholson. Trish is a social anthropologist and author of narrative non-fiction and short stories. She’s written a book, “A Biography of Story, A Brief History of Humanity” which includes finding the hidden her-story. 

In her article,  Mythical Women in War and Love , she asks;

“So what happened to convert these images of powerful females into narratives of women as war trophies, victims and the weaker sex? Why is a strong resourceful woman with brains and wit cast as such a rarity she is a ‘Wonder Woman’?”

It’s an interesting article worth a read.

Rediscovering the lives of women in history,

and writing their stories.

Have a happy weekend.

♥ Ashlyn