nPostednon May 17, 2016
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Shenworked, she traveled, she read books, she went to museums. Andnthrough all of those things, she took notes and made mentalnconnections and then she wrote and wrote and wrote.
Shenworked, she traveled, she read books, she went to museums. Andnthrough all of those things, she took notes and made mentalnconnections and then she wrote and wrote and wrote.n
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nAlthoughnAnna Brownell Jameson lived during a time when women were notnencouraged to express themselves publicly, Jameson became a publishednauthor and earned some fame for her writings. n
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nShenwas born on this date in 1794 in Dublin, Ireland. Her family moved tonEngland when she was just four years old, and she is considered anBritish writer.
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Thenfirst book Jameson published was a narrative of her travels in Italy,nwhile acting as a governess to a young pupil. She fictionalized hernexperiences by creating a fictional character who saw what she sawnand did what she did. Later in her life she wrote about her “Ramblesnin Canada,” and I was impressed by how widely she explored,nincluding visiting Indian settlements.
Thenfirst book Jameson published was a narrative of her travels in Italy,nwhile acting as a governess to a young pupil. She fictionalized hernexperiences by creating a fictional character who saw what she sawnand did what she did. Later in her life she wrote about her “Ramblesnin Canada,” and I was impressed by how widely she explored,nincluding visiting Indian settlements.n
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nAnothernpublished work of Jameson’s is Characteristics of Women. Shenanalyzed several of the heroines in William Shakespeare’s plays, andnher perspective was hailed as being fresh and original. Jameson alsonwrote about women in a book called The Relative Position ofnMothers and Governesses. Jameson was a good spokesperson forneducation for girls and women, and she was seen as an early feminist.n n
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nSomenof Jameson’s writing is description and analysis of art: Companionnto the Private Galleries, Handbook to the Public Galleries,nand Sacred and Legendary Art. n
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nConstitutionnDay in Norway
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nPiratenBarti Ddu’s birthday
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nAnniversarynof the discovery of Jupiter’s belts
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nGaliciannLiterature Day
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nPlannahead:
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Checknout my Pinterest boards for:
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