Strong.Female.Lead. – Part 4 – Judith & Buffy Summers

***This series highlights the similarities between art historical figures and their modern-day pop culture counterparts.  Part 4 features a closer look at Judith and Buffy Summers.*** “Well-behaved women seldom make history.” – Laurel Thatcher Ulrich This phrase was taken from Laurel Thatcher Ulrich’s 1976 article on Puritan funeral services. However, the Pulitzer Prize-winning historian wasn’t […]

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Strong.Female.Lead. – Part 2 – Queen Esther & Princess Leia

***This series highlights the similarities between art historical figures and their modern-day pop culture counterparts.  Part 2 features a closer look at Queen Esther and Princess Leia.*** I love the phrase “self-rescuing princess.” There are hundreds of stories that center around a damsel in distress or a princess awakened by a kiss or some chick […]

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