Catherine de Medicis wasn’t beautiful, and not even charming. Her great-grandfather, now dead for about forty years, was the great Lorenzo, known as The Magnificent, Lord of Florence. She had very little to be happy about. Her mother died a few days after her birth and her father, Lorenzo II, also died two weeks later. […]
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As we celebrate International Women’s Day, #IWD2021, I would like to give a Mimosa to Meghan [Markle]. Not because she married a Prince, nor because she is a Duchess. But because of all the online bullying she has been subjected since she started dating her now-husband until now. These days she is again mercilessly bullied […]
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Happy Women’s Day Every March 8, I’m giving recognition to one of the many women that contributed greatly to their society, but we’re never recognized for their actions. Maybe, a bit, or because they were ”the wife of…” History is full of fascinating women; some names pop up immediately: Isabella d’Este; Lucrezia Borgia; Artemisia Gentileschi; […]
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The international women’s day The idea of an international women’s day was born in February 1909 in the United States. The motivations that led to the choice of that date, March 8, are not clear from the congress documents. The origins of the holiday can be traced back to March 8, 1857, when garment workers […]
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