Charleston Literary Festival Honors Women
This just in from the Charleston Literary Festival–a chance to see and hear authors from past festivals talk about their books. If you click ‘view this email in your browser’, you will see the posting from the festival. Then click on the author’s name to watch the video. These talks are very interesting and entertaining.
| View this email in your browser In honor of International Women’s Day we’re excited to share sessions from Charleston Literary Festival’s past that celebrate the strength and resilience of women. Jyoti Thottam at CLF 2022 – Watch as Jyoti Thottam captivates us with a never-before-told story about two pioneering groups of women in the 1940s: six intrepid nuns from the Appalachians and a set of young Indian trainee nurses, including Thottam’s mother, who joined them to establish a hospital that still exists to this day in one of the poorest states in India. Lucy Worsley at CLF 2023 – The audience was treated to a hugely entertaining session with Lucy Worsley who regaled us with stories about the Queen of Crime Agatha Christie. Worsley’s authoritative biography makes a strong argument for Christie as a true pioneer in a genre largely dominated by men. Elisabeth Griffith at CLF 2022 – Elisabeth Griffith spoke to us about her illuminating book of women’s history Formidable: “An essential history of the one-hundred years of struggle between 1920-2020 by both Black and White women in America to achieve equal rights” (Hillary Rodham Clinton). Her book recounts divisions alongside victories in a engaging, relevant and sweeping chronicle of women’s fight for equality. John Wood Sweet at CLF 2023 – John Wood Sweet presented his book, The Sewing Girl’s Tale: A Story of Crime and Consequences in Revolutionary America, a true story of extraordinary bravery. The book chronicles a trial for the assault of Lanah Sawyer, a young woman in New York City, and explores its contemporary relevance. The 18th-century courtroom drama is marked by the determination of a young victim seeking justice at a time when the laws of society were stacked against women. |