Tuesday Afternoon
Tuesday Afternoon's JournalCross Posting From American History
with thanks to Rowdyboy
7 Forgotten but extremely influential women from (American) history...
While I disagree that Zelda Fitzgerald, Sara Delano Roosevelt and Coretta Scott King have been "forgotten" the overall article is interesting ...Others include Peggy Shippen Arnold (wife of Benedict), "Agent 355", Sybil Luddington, and Winnie Davis. (Pics are of Peggy Arnold and Winnie Davis)
American history little remembers the fact that Benedict Arnold even had a wife. And not only did he have a wife -- he had an intelligent, attractive, charismatic, and, ultimately, very powerful wife. A woman who influenced, and quite possibly determined his decision to switch sides.
Peggy Shippen Arnold, the captivating young socialite-turned-colonial-era conspirator, has slipped through the years with very few people aware of the central role she played in her husband's treachery and subsequent downfall. How did this happen? And are there other women, like Peggy Shippen Arnold, who have been largely forgotten in history?
Here's a look at some of these fascinating figures -- women who occupied a front row seat in their time periods but whose names have taken a back row seat to their husbands' legacies. These women were everything from writers and artists to political thinkers, human rights activists and pioneers of cultural change.
These women, rather than being footnotes or supporting characters, were leading lady material.
more at link:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/11631044
original link:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/allison-pataki/forgotten-but-extremely-i_b_4768394.html
yes, I think so, Lynne. Possibly even bigger.
That Aura ... the charisma.
The hooks and the harmonies.
The Social Awareness.
They were the whole package.
Learning, Growing, Evolving.
I can see them doing solos albums, joint sessions with other artists, any combinations of two or three and then all four back together.
Yes, I can see it.
Nice to think about.
Thanks.
Thank you for posting the link. Herewith are a few lines from the link =
The most important thing is to try to begin recovering from within. I don’t think you can heal from outside events happening. Waiting for the actions of others— be it the courts, your family, the opinions of those you care about, or the words of strangers—places you in a situation that you cannot control. And despite what was done to you, you do still have control.We place too many “musts” on victims. You must come forward, you must display your damage, you must behave in a certain way, you must prove what you say is true. You must not be silent or you are responsible for the actions of a predator in the future. Only rapists cause rape—not the way you dress or behave, and certainly not how you choose to recover from being assaulted. It is time we allow ourselves “cans” instead of “musts.” We can heal and recover under any circumstances. We can accept whatever has happened to us and however we have handled it. We can own our own truths and disregard the skepticism or disbelief of others. We can recover even if there is no punishment for the abuser. We can come forward or we can heal privately. The only thing we can’t do is change what has already happened.
Bitterness and retribution, regret and anger are things that poison you; they do not heal you. We are surrounded by people who may have suffered less or have suffered in ways we cannot imagine. Accept yourself, accept what has happened and how you have handled it. Give no one the authority to judge you and do not judge others in how they have chosen to recover. The last and perhaps most difficult thing: Refrain from jumping to conclusions about the guilt of a person who is accused but not charged with or convicted of a crime. I think we all have a lot of work to do.
Kicking Because As Long As The Other Threads are on The First Page - this one needs reading, too.
I would urge everyone to click on the link and read the entire essay.
Some Pertinent Paragraphs here:
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Yet I know too that Dylan Farrow is telling the truth. And it makes me sick to witness the vile double standard by which our society measures abuse survivors – questioning their credibility based on their behavior, when that behavior is likely the result of the trauma they have endured. Who in the world finds it plausible that Dylan was an emotionally disturbed kid who concocted a false memory from her inability to distinguish between fantasy and reality, rather than a kid who had been systematically traumatized within the sanctity of an otherwise reasonably stable home and so could not fully integrate the experience?
We don't really just condemn the sexualization of children. Instead, we condemn the very existence of child abuse altogether. It's as if the crime includes being victimized by it, or responsible for bringing it into the light. We take an ontological roach spray to the whole event, either denying its status in reality altogether, or competing with one another to proclaim the most exquisite forms of torture for the perpetrators. I can't count how many times I've seen the most strident liberal break character to loudly call for the prison rape of perpetrators.
This sounds like a truly healed person who has gone past surviving and has learned to Live Life Fully.
Forgiveness. Really is The Heart of The Matter.
Be healed and Go Forward in Peace.
It is a vicious cycle. Of monsters and men. Great Find. DU Rec.
The more I read and think on this the more I wonder about Woody's childhood.
The man has been in therapy -forever-
I really would not be surprised to find out that he himself is a victim of childhood molestation by a family member.
"But I am frankly terrified for those two children he is raising with Soon-Yi."
shades of
Hedda Nussbaum
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedda_Nussbaum
and
Wanda Ileen Barzee
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wanda_Ileen_Barzee#Elizabeth_Smart_kidnapping
*shudder*
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