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Quiz #23
She went on to get a degree in French from Barnard College and a master's degree in fine arts from Brown University. Her master's thesis became her first novel, Breath, Eyes, Memory, which was published to great acclaim in 1994 and selected by Oprah's Book Club four years later. In 1995 her collection of stories, Krik? Krak!, was enthusiastically received and nominated for a National Book Award.
Who is She?
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Friday, March 7, 2008
Potpourri: Literature & Women's History
Answer the quiz and your name will be entered in a drawing. Post your reply to the comment box. Must include your e-mail to be eligible to win. To celebrate National Women's History Month, we will draw a winner each week throughout the month of March.
Quiz #22
In 1976 [fill in] became the first African-American woman to enter the field of neurosurgery as a physician in training. Since then, [ ] has become one of the top specialists in the United States, and her office at Children's Hospital in Detroit has emerged as a leader in pediatric neurosurgery under her watch.
Who is she?
Quiz #22
In 1976 [fill in] became the first African-American woman to enter the field of neurosurgery as a physician in training. Since then, [ ] has become one of the top specialists in the United States, and her office at Children's Hospital in Detroit has emerged as a leader in pediatric neurosurgery under her watch.
Who is she?
Thursday, March 6, 2008
Potpourri: Literature & Women's History
Answer the quiz and your name will be entered in a drawing. Post your reply to the comment box. Must include your e-mail to be eligible to win. To celebrate National Women's History Month, we will draw a winner each week throughout the month of March.
Quiz #21
"[She] was born on September 29, 1950 ...on the tiny island of Grenada in the Caribbean. She completed her primary education and later attended St. Joseph's Convent High School in St. George's, Grenada. [She] attributes most of her writing philosophy to her childhood in Grenada, where she intertwined the concepts of oratorical media with the formal art of writing. With the idea of obtaining a higher education, [she] enrolled at the University of the West Indies in Mona, Jamaica, where she later received her Bachelor of Arts degrees in English and in Spanish. After graduating in 1972, she returned to her high school, St. Joseph's Convent, where she taught History and Spanish for the next two years.
Who is she?
Quiz #21
"[She] was born on September 29, 1950 ...on the tiny island of Grenada in the Caribbean. She completed her primary education and later attended St. Joseph's Convent High School in St. George's, Grenada. [She] attributes most of her writing philosophy to her childhood in Grenada, where she intertwined the concepts of oratorical media with the formal art of writing. With the idea of obtaining a higher education, [she] enrolled at the University of the West Indies in Mona, Jamaica, where she later received her Bachelor of Arts degrees in English and in Spanish. After graduating in 1972, she returned to her high school, St. Joseph's Convent, where she taught History and Spanish for the next two years.
Who is she?
Tuesday, March 4, 2008
March Is National Women's History Month
How about reading and reporting back on works written by women that focus on strong, complex and memorable women?
Tell us what you intend to read. Feel free to share what inspires you to read the work and afterwards tell us what you thought about the work. Don't feel limited to fiction; poetry, plays and non-fiction are solid options as well.
To celebrate, we'll randomly send a work to one of you for sharing your reads with us here. You must list your e-mail address to be eligible. Deadline for promotion ends March 30th. We'll contact the winner via e-mail.
We look forward to reading your responses.
Tell us what you intend to read. Feel free to share what inspires you to read the work and afterwards tell us what you thought about the work. Don't feel limited to fiction; poetry, plays and non-fiction are solid options as well.
To celebrate, we'll randomly send a work to one of you for sharing your reads with us here. You must list your e-mail address to be eligible. Deadline for promotion ends March 30th. We'll contact the winner via e-mail.
We look forward to reading your responses.
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