Lessons From Literary Heroines
Lessons from Literary Heroines: Fanny Price
Learning from a generally disliked Austen heroine
By Monica BurkeAug 20, 2020
Lessons from Literary Heroines: Wendy Darling
Maybe becoming a mother isn’t a burden, but a privilege.
By Monica BurkeMar 11, 2020
What Jane Eyre Taught Me about Personal Conviction and Love
Lessons from one of classic literature's strongest female heroines
By Patty BreenDec 19, 2019
Reflections on Being an Independent Woman from 'Far from the Madding Crowd'
Valuable lessons from Bathsheba Everdene's strengths and weakness
By Madeleine CoyneNov 22, 2019
The Book That Showed Me the Beauty in Mundane Moments of Married Life
"Joy in the Morning" offers hope that marriage can be a soft place to land
By Gabriella PattiOct 24, 2019
Tolstoy's Anna Karenina and What It Means to Be a Virtuous Woman
What defines a "virtuous woman"—and how can we achieve it?
By Stephanie MurrayJul 21, 2019
Combatting Idealism: Dorothea Brooks, Mary Garth, and George Eliot’s Middlemarch
Lessons from literary heroines
By Fay SchaefferJun 25, 2019
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Lessons from Literary Heroines: Alexandra Bergson in 'O Pioneers!'
What I learned from Willa Cather's Alexandra Bergson about resilience.
By Lindsey WeisharApr 18, 2019