Daily Archives for: May 9th, 2020

Beyond the Legend: Virginia Woolf and Vita Sackville-West’s Love Affair & Friendship

By | On May 9, 2020 | Updated March 15, 2025 | Comments (5)

The relationship of Virginia Woolf and Vita Sackville-West has earned a place in literary history, and continues to fascinate with its allure of the unconventional, bohemian, and charmingly eccentric.

On December 15, 1922, Virginia Woolf recorded in her diary that she had met “the lovely aristocratic Sackville-West last night at Clive’s. Not much to my severer taste … all the supple ease of the aristocracy, but not the wit of the artist.” 

She was, of course, writing of Vita, the woman who would go on to become her lover, friend, and confidante. Read More→

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Ida B. Wells, Fearless Journalist and Crusader for Justice

By | On May 9, 2020 | Updated February 9, 2024 | Comments (0)

Ida B. Wells (1862 – 1931), also known as Ida B. Wells-Barnett, was a fearless journalist and crusader in the early civil rights movement. She was a feminist, editor, sociologist, and one of the founders of the NAACP.

She was best known for spearheading a national antilynching campaign, through which she worked tirelessly to end the uniquely American practice of the public mob murders of African-Americans. Wells’s reputation continues to grow, even decades after her death.

Journalism awards have been established in her name, scholarships are endowed in her honor, and there’s  a museum celebrating her legacy in her hometown in Mississippi. Read More→

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