Category: History or Alternate History Writing
+ Equal Rights, History or Alternate History Writing, My Day to Day Musings and Opinions, My Resolve for 2014: Congruency, The Intriguing 1920s, Utah History
What I Do and Don’t Love About National Women’s Equality Day
On National Women’s Equality Day, August 26th, I am certainly glad that women in the U.S. are no longer harassed, manipulated, or shamed out of their fundamental and not male-conceded right to vote. But I dislike the name of the holiday, only because: Equality encompasses about a thousand things beyond voting. How many other social groups were wrongfully delayed their right to vote in … Read More What I Do and Don’t Love About National Women’s Equality Day
I Might Be Writing About Yuttahih
I’m currently writing a book set in historical Utah. Interestingly, today I found out that the state’s name does not have a clear origin. And I’m weird, so I love mysterious stuff like that. On the Quick Facts page of the Utah government site, two theories are presented: Theory 1: The name “Utah” originates from the Native American “Ute” tribe which means people of the mountains. … Read More I Might Be Writing About Yuttahih