Winter Holidays and Christmas - Women's History
Celebrate the winter holidays including Christmas with About Women's History.
Notable Women Speak of Christmas
Louisa May Alcott, Saint Birgitta of Sweden, Erma Bombeck, Willa Cather, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Ella Wheeler Wilcox and Emily Dickinson weigh in on the subject of Christmas. Add your own favorite quote!
Louisa May Alcott, Saint Birgitta of Sweden, Erma Bombeck, Willa Cather, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Ella Wheeler Wilcox and Emily Dickinson weigh in on the subject of Christmas. Add your own favorite quote!
Colonial Christmases
Alice Morse Earle in 1903 wrote of Colonial life and the celebration of Christmas, forbidden by the New England Puritans.
Alice Morse Earle in 1903 wrote of Colonial life and the celebration of Christmas, forbidden by the New England Puritans.
Over the River and Through the Wood...
The author of the 1844 poem, "A Boy's Thanksgiving," is not well known today, but in her time, Lydia Maria Child was a well-known writer of novels, advice books, and anti-slavery tracts.
The author of the 1844 poem, "A Boy's Thanksgiving," is not well known today, but in her time, Lydia Maria Child was a well-known writer of novels, advice books, and anti-slavery tracts.
Winter Holiday Albums by Female Artists
For the holidays, why not enjoy hearing women musicians on these single- and multi-artist albums?
For the holidays, why not enjoy hearing women musicians on these single- and multi-artist albums?
Solstice - Saturnalia
Janus instituted the Saturnalia as a yearly tribute to his friend Saturn. For mortals, the festival provided a yearly symbolic return to the Golden Age. All people were equal and, because Saturn ruled before the current cosmic order, Misrule was the order of the day. From N. S. Gill, About Guide to Ancient History.
Janus instituted the Saturnalia as a yearly tribute to his friend Saturn. For mortals, the festival provided a yearly symbolic return to the Golden Age. All people were equal and, because Saturn ruled before the current cosmic order, Misrule was the order of the day. From N. S. Gill, About Guide to Ancient History.
The Christmas Silence
A poem about Christmas from Margaret Deland.
A poem about Christmas from Margaret Deland.
The Shepherd Who Stayed
A Christmas poem by Theodosia Garrison, The Shepherd Who Stayed
A Christmas poem by Theodosia Garrison, The Shepherd Who Stayed