tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post5873874371638084890..comments2024-03-27T21:19:02.636-05:00Comments on The Nature of Things: The Summer Before the War by Helen Simonson: A reviewDorothy Bordershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-33901831725420918582016-05-04T13:41:25.466-05:002016-05-04T13:41:25.466-05:00It was a time when the suffragette movement was be...It was a time when the suffragette movement was beginning to make waves and women were chafing at being treated like brainless beings whose only function was to serve men. You know, not that different from today!Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-69873339828055656892016-05-04T13:25:55.688-05:002016-05-04T13:25:55.688-05:00I did not know that so many women's issues wer...I did not know that so many women's issues were part of the story. My mom was a grade school music teacher during WWII but had to take on Language Arts, for which she was not trained, because most of the male teachers got drafted!Judy Kruegerhttp://keepthewisdom.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-83174466419502531942016-05-03T15:58:45.521-05:002016-05-03T15:58:45.521-05:00I can't say that I liked it as much as her pre...I can't say that I liked it as much as her previous book, <i>Major Pettigrew's Last Stand</i>, but it was an enjoyable, if slow-moving, read. Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-79127707994656400782016-05-03T15:40:25.489-05:002016-05-03T15:40:25.489-05:00I've seen this book popping up everywhere late...I've seen this book popping up everywhere lately. I'm glad you liked it.Carmenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10242364668293349799noreply@blogger.com