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Despite multiple waves of feminist revolution, today's single woman is still mired in judgment or, worse, pity. But for one brief exclamatory period in the 1930s, she was all the rage. Marjorie Hillis was working at Vogue when she published the radical self-help book Live Alone and Like It: A Guide for the Extra Woman. With Dorothy Parker-esque wit, she urged spinsters, divorcees, and old maids to shed derogatory labels, and her philosophy became a phenomenon.

Passion, power, sex and suspicious deaths – the Tudor story is one of drama and dysfunction, and it has kept us enthralled for over 400 years. In these six dramatised documentaries, we take a behind-the-scenes look at Tudor England and get to know the key characters we have grown to love and hate, such as Mary Tudor, Elizabeth I and Mary Queen of Scots. Compiled from contemporary sources by Alison Plowman and featuring first-hand accounts and letters, these thrilling, historically accurate retellings bring this tumultuous era to vivid life.

American Empress is the best-selling history of the dramatic life of heiress Marjorie Merriweather Post, daughter of breakfast-cereal magnate C.W. Post, founder of the Postum Cereal Company.

Daley Dispatches delves deep into the world of female secret agents in World War II. We will take a look at the training, missions, and personalities who served behind enemy lines primarily in occupied France. These women were part of a secret organization dreamed up by Sir Winston Churchill and their efforts shortened the war in favor of the Allies.  Hosted by Marjorie Daley, author of An Unorthodox War, this podcast brings to life some extraordinary women who were just doing their jobs to rid the world of fascism.  Thank you to JuliusH for the Lost Hero Epic Orchestra, available on Pixabay...

Marjorie J. Preston and her friends compiled a bunch of the best Ohio jokes and spun them into a little joke book! Some they wrote, and others have been passed around for years. Old gems, new twists on old themes, plays on words, and local Ohio color are all here. This book is a perfect gift for die-hard Buckeyes, as well as for those just passing through. 

Le podcast qui donne la parole aux expatriés, “expats” de retour en FranceVous trouverez des témoignages d'ex-expatriés, d’ex-expats ainsi que des conseils d'expertsBienvenu.e.s dans Ex Expat, le podcast ! Partir c’est une grande aventure, mais revenir aussi. Mon nom est Marjorie Murphy, et après dix ans au Canada, je suis rentrée en France. Un retour assez chaotique, qui a donné naissance à ce projet. Dans Ex Expat le podcast, on donne la parole aux français revenus au pays.“Il y a des gens qui rentrent comme une lettre à la poste, et pour eux ça se passe bien. Les plus ...

After the United Nations established International Women's Year (IWY) in 1975, Congress mandated and funded state conferences to elect delegates to attend the National Women's Conference in Houston in 1977. At that conference, Bella Abzug, Gloria Steinem, and other feminists adopted a National Plan of Action, endorsing the hot-button issues of abortion rights, the Equal Rights Amendment, and gay rights - then a new issue in national politics.

Written with brutal honesty, this memoir not only graphically illustrates the medical procedures she underwent, but also the pain and suffering her city endured because of the September 11, 2001, attacks. It vividly describes the gut wrenching awfulness one feels when a loved one is sent to do battle, and demonstrates the choices we can make to renew ourselves and move forward in our lives, though faced with horrific personal challenges.

It began as a personal memoir for her son. Reflecting one day on her 10 years of post-9/11 military service, Marjorie K. Eastman wanted to capture the lessons and inspiration she'd learned serving beside men and women who represent the very best of what it means to be American: dedication to a job well done, selflessness, character, and a belief that one person can make a difference.    

Looking at the island of Palm Beach today, with its unmatched mansions, tony shops, and pristine beaches, one is hard pressed to visualize the dense tangle of Palmetto brush and mangroves that it was when visionary entrepreneur and railroad tycoon Henry Flagler first arrived there in April 1893. With the authority and narrative prose style that has gained Standiford's work widespread acclaim, Palm Beach, Mar-a-Lago, and the Rise of America's Xanadu tells the history of this fabled landscape intertwined with the colorful lives of its famous protagonists.