Reading and Roaming
Happy Egg Day! Happy Easter! Couldn’t resist including this basket of dyed eggs as the header photo, courtesy of pennlive.com OSCAR NOMINEES, A WANNABE, AND A CLASSIC LOVE UNDER STRESS Supernova (Amazon Prime $) I feel like I’ve been living with Stanley Tucci the past two weeks, what with watching his entire Searching for Italy series and now …
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READING—FEMALE DOCTORS The Doctors Blackwell by Janice P. Nimura The book’s subtitle: How Two Pioneering Sisters Brought Medicine to Women and Women to Medicine, aptly captures the mission of Elizabeth and Emily Blackwell. Born in Bristol, England, into a large family, Elizabeth and Emily emigrated to Cincinnati when they were just eleven and six. Although not wealthy, their parents prized …
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HAPPY SPRING! For me, the appearance of daffodils, even in the supermarket, heralds the arrival of spring. Today, March 20, is the first day of spring, the spring equinox. This equinox can occur on March 19, 20, or 21. Interestingly, according to the Farmer’s Almanac, the next time spring arrives on March 21 in the United States …
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Today, March 14, is the International Day of Mathematics. This date was chosen and proclaimed by UNESCO in November 2019. Previously, 3/14 had already been known around the world as Pi Day. In celebration of Pi (3.14159), some people bake round pies, both sweet and savory. Perhaps you are having pie today too! FREUD’S FEMALE CASE Hysterical Girl Filmmaker Kate …
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