I began this blog as an attempt to provide “one-stop shopping” for Waldorf High School teachers who would like to include more women and feminist perspectives in their courses, but either don’t know where to start or simply don’t have time to do all the extra research it would require. Each of us should put our energy into the subjects we are most passionate about and then pass the results on. This blog is my attempt to do just that.
My goal here is to collect a number of items together in a one, searchable database: biographies of specific historical “women who shouldn’t be missed” (especially those who may not be so familiar), entries on recreating “everyday women’s lives” in certain times or places, thoughts on teaching female literary characters, random musings on Steiner’s philosophy as it applies to women and gender, and even the occasional foray into the world of (gasp!) men and/or male characters, insofar as they pertain to issues of inclusion in the classroom.
Although intended primarily for a Waldorf audience, my hope is that this site will be helpful to anyone who is interested in women’s history, in issues of inclusion in the classroom, or, for that matter, anyone who just likes to spend their time in the company of some fascinating (not to mention kick-ass) women from all times and places!
I’ve tried to organize the site in ways that would be helpful for Waldorf teachers–for instance, by creating an index that includes grouping items by common main lesson titles (Revolutions Block, e.g.) as well as by name, period, culture, etc. That said, I’d welcome any feedback you have as to how to make the site more accessible and/or helpful to you. And it goes without saying that though I’ve benefitted throughout the years from the incredible instruction of many teachers and professors, any faults or inaccuracies contained in this blog are purely my own.
Excellent! I look forward to reading your posts. Particularly I’m interested in ancient history, but it’s an area where I’m lacking. Even though I’m not your target audience, I will surely visit often. I’m going to add your blog to my blogroll as well. Good luck in your teaching career and thanks for visiting my blog too 🙂
Thanks Susan! I enjoyed your blog too. It’s so great to have fellow sister historians working out there in the blogosphere! I’m compiling a resource page for my site right now and I’ll include a link to your site on there.
Fantastic! Just found your website. Let me know how I can help.
Thanks! I’m trying to get the word out to as many teachers as possible. Although my site is obviously aimed primarily at Waldorf teachers, I’d hope the content would be helpful to anyone teaching high school history or literature. I love your site–it’s so well-organized and easy to use. Definitely an inspiration!
Looking forward to following your blog!! We see history re-written everyday and yet we cannot, in the end, escape what really happened. It is written in our values and cultural DNA.
Thanks! I took a look at your posts and enjoyed them too. Glad to know this site is interesting even to those beyond the Waldorf sphere. I was hoping it would be!
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Kudos to U! I am looking for feminist literature relating to the Quest for the Grail legend. Do you have any ideas for me? Marijo
Hi Marijo. I’m so sorry it’s taken me this long to reply…somehow your comment didn’t register in my feed until now. I don’t know of any specifically feminist (and reliable) literature on the grail legend, but it’s a great topic and if you have a link to post–to your own work or something you found, send it my way. There are some great books on medieval women troubadours, and that sort of thing, but nothing I know of for the grail. Hmmmm….maybe this is a sign of what my next topic should be.
Hello, I am just completing a book on the Grail and the Divine Feminine. Since, I forget to check this site, please email me at: marijogro@gmail.com, if you have any interest in hearing more. Warm regards, Marijo
I am working on creating, publishing, and selling a curriculum. I am interested in using your work Enheduanna, First Named Author in Human History, Part 1 and Enheduanna, Part 2: “The Sumerian Shakespeare”. Are you interested in giving me permission to use this text in my curriculum with of course appropriate citations?
Yes of course. Please send me your offline details and I’ll give you mine.