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The Company of (Historical) Women, Part 1
Devon Ellington gives a glimpse into this unique program that cultivates writers to pay homage to nearly forgotten historical female figures.
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It all started with Louisa May Alcott, Harriet Beecher Stowe, and
The Childhood of Favorite Americans series. In the second grade, I found this series in my elementary school library. I checked out the books on Alcott and Stowe so often my grandmother bought them. I still have them. They were flawed, with tempers and frustrations, but they created while juggling family responsibilities. They made me believe I could, too. They achieved remembrance, but I kept asking myself, how many women have done extraordinary things and are forgotten?