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"Why are all the Black kids sitting together in the cafeteria?", Beverly Daniel Tatum, 1997   A few years ago, I was on holiday in Italy, in the Prosecco Valleys,...

The well of loneliness, Radcliffe Hall, 1928   Someone recently pointed out to me that when I talk about my relationships, I only mention those with men. I never say...

Frankenstein, Mary Shelley, 1818 "Beware, for I am fearless and therefore powerful. It is a phrase engraved on a heart-shaped brooch that a friend gave to me. The package said that...

Envy, a sad passion, Elena Pulcini, 2011 One day, an elderly lady knocked on a family's door to tell them that the child they were expecting had been cursed and...

Familiar Lexicon, Natalia Ginzburg, 1963   A conversation with two friends left a profound impression on me some time ago. At the time, I was living in Bologna, and a...

A woman, Sibilla Aleramo, 1906 Some intellectuals of the time called her a "sexual sink" for having more than one relationship, not just with men, but Sibilla Aleramo managed to...