Monthly Archives: March 2014

Australia’s literary cranky ladies

Posted on March 31, 2014 by fablecroft

So, I couldn’t resist one last blog post before the end of the month! This was actually the very first idea I had for blogging about Cranky Ladies of History, but with all the things that have been going on, … Continue reading →

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Cranky Ladies of History bits and bobs

Posted on March 31, 2014 by fablecroft

Well, the crowdfunding ride is nearly over! Just 24 hours left until the Pozible campaign ends, and I’m still blown away by the support we have received, not only in the pledges that saw us reach our goal at just … Continue reading →

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Cranky Ladies of History guest post: Lise Meitner

Posted on March 30, 2014 by fablecroft

I’m cranky on behalf of Lise Meitner, a brilliant physicist. Guest post by Deidre Tronson Was Lise Meitner cranky? Although she and her nephew, Otto Robert Frisch,  had done the theoretical physics calculations and first proposed that a uranium nucleus … Continue reading →

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I see them here, I see them there, I see Cranky Ladies EVERYWHERE!

Posted on March 27, 2014 by fablecroft

Since we started this project, I’ve noticed more brilliant cranky ladies of history than I even have before! It seems like everything I read or watch references another awesome lady, and it’s fabulous. I recently flicked through a copy of The National … Continue reading →

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Cranky Ladies of History guest post: Ellen Davitt

Posted on March 26, 2014 by fablecroft

A Cranky Lady of Crime History:  Ellen Davitt Guest post by Lucy Sussex “Was this Ellen Davitt contentious?” said the Archivist to me. An interesting question.  I was in the reading room of the National Archives, deep in nineteenth-century Education … Continue reading →

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Guest post: Marianne de Pierres on Jeanne d’Orléans

Posted on March 25, 2014 by fablecroft

  We’re killing two birds with one stone with this post, as it not only celebrates the launch of Marianne’s fantastic new Angry Robot novel Peacemaker (you can see where Peacemaker started, in Marianne’s short story in Australis Imaginarium!) but it’s about one of … Continue reading →

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The final countdown! Seven days to go…

Posted on March 25, 2014 by fablecroft

This is it! The final week of the Cranky Ladies of History Pozible campaign is underway! We are at  $9900 with an amazing 180 supporters on board the Cranky Ladies train, and Tansy and I are just delighted with the … Continue reading →

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New reviews!

Posted on March 22, 2014 by fablecroft

We’ve been fairly focused on Cranky Ladies for the past few weeks, but of course there is always more going on behind the scenes! Firstly, we’re almost halfway through the first round of reading for Insert Title Here, and hopefully will … Continue reading →

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Cranky Ladies of History guest post: Tarenorerer

Posted on March 21, 2014 by fablecroft

Tarenorerer. Tasmania. Born 1800. Died 1831. Guest post by Bess Lyre Tarenorerer, called Walyer by the sealers who purchased her with flour and dogs, was born a Tomeginee / Plair-Leke-Liller-Plue woman of the north-east Tasmanian coast. “Sealers took Aboriginal women … Continue reading →

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Daughters of Time by The History Girls

Posted on March 19, 2014 by fablecroft

The History Girls is a blog run by Mary Hoffman and a group of best-selling, award-winning writers of historical fiction. Some of the “Girls” write for young adults, some for fully fledged adults, some for younger readers. Among them, they cover every … Continue reading →

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