# onthisday womenshistorymonth gothicgirls

"I'm not afraid of storms, for I'm learning how to sail my ship."

American author, Louisa May Alcott died in 1888

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Swedish poet and novelist, Rut Hillarp died in 2003

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English Victorian artist and writer, Kate Greenaway died in 1901

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2019-11-08

“Eat, drink and be merry, for tomorrow we report to work.”

- Elizabeth Taylor

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Gorgeous fairy tale illustrations by Margaret Evans Price

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2019-06-08

Whats your favourite childhood book?

Inspired by Karoly Roka's 'Big Sister Reading'

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2019-04-27

"I am no bird; and no net ensnares me; I am a free human being with an independent will."

English novelist and poet, Charlotte Brontë was born in 1816

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English-Russian writer and translator, Ivy Litvinov died in 1977

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17) Mary E Wilkins Freeman (1852-1930),
American author. Freeman wrote ghost stories such as 'The Wind in the Rose-Bush', 'The Shadows on the Wall', and 'Luella Miller'. You can find these online here: https://t.co/t7ohDIEE0z

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2019-04-01

What is your favourite work by Angela Carter?

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2019-02-16

What are you reading this year?

Woman Reading by Henri Matisse, 1921

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2019-01-05

On her birthday, some gorgeous Sylvia Townsend Warner book covers

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On her birthday, here are some gorgeous Faith Baldwin book covers

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2018-10-01

On her birthday, a selection of gorgeous Stevie Smith book covers

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2018-09-20

On her birthday, here is a gorgeous portrait of Edith Sitwell painted by Wyndham Lewis between 1923–35

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2018-09-07

"She burned too bright for this world."

Emily Brontë, Wuthering Heights

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2018-07-30

Author and illustrator Natalie Babbitt was born in 1932

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