Susan Stoderl
- Apr 3
- 2 min
Four Women Writers of the 16th Century | The Seymour Sisters and Margaret of Valois
Who were the Seymour sisters? The first and only Englishwomen published in Latin during the 16th century and the sole work by any...
Susan Stoderl
- Mar 22
- 2 min
Edith Wharton's Incredible Writings and Philanthropy in WWI France.
Edith Wharton (1862-1937) knew many real-life Cora Crawleys of Downton Abbey. Had her parents been richer, and she prettier, she might...
Susan Stoderl
- Mar 8
- 2 min
International Women's Day | Four Women Writers Who Changed the World
Scholars believe that Princess Enheduanna, a woman who lived in ancient Mesopotamia (c. 2285-2250 BCE), was the world's first known...
Susan Stoderl
- Jun 30, 2023
- 1 min
Middle-Grade Sophia of the Bright Red Sneakers Detective Series | How Sophia Came About
The main character in my Sophia of the Bright Red Sneakers series is a rambunctious, precocious ten-year-old girl going on forty. The...
Susan Stoderl
- Jun 20, 2023
- 2 min
Women Writers | The Revolutionary Power of Girl Talk
In an opinion by Mattie Kahn, in Time magazine, she opens with “It started like most revolutions do: with gossip.” Ms. Kahn has a new...
Susan Stoderl
- Jun 16, 2023
- 1 min
Writer's Life | Keeping Everything in Order
This is a graphic I have used many times before because it exactly captures what is like to be a writer. However, this desk is far more...