This photograph of Patti Smith reminded me of the texture and reverie found in the photographs by Julia Margaret Cameron. Patti Smith by Annie Leibovitz, 1996. Julia Jackson by Julia Margaret Cameron, 1867.
The Bluestocking Circle was a collective of women in the mid-18th century who threw down their playing cards and embroidery rings to discuss literature and the arts and learn in mutual cooperation.
This blog is a positive force that celebrates women. It does not exclude men, either. It is about highlighting creative, educational, historical, political, musical, social women as positive role models. This blog will not utter a negative word.