The ultimate celebration of LGBTQIA+ icons profiling 40 artists, entertainers, writers, and activists who inspired the queer community with their style, openness, and diversity. This giftable collection of Instagram-worthy illustrated biographies takes you on a tour through LGBTQIA+ history from the 20th century through today--featuring Judy Garland, RuPaul, and Lady Gaga. What makes a gay icon? Free, uninhibited expression; an open mind; creativity; and bravery. Friends of Dorothy celebrates a wide range of people with the strength, vulnerability, charisma, and style that set them apart and gave them status with the queer community. Queer icons include supporters of LGBTQIA+ rights such as Marsha P. Johnson, and others like Divine and RuPaul who shattered social barriers to become important cultural ambassadors of queerness, changing the world in the process. Other icons are timeless entertainers with unique appeal, from Judy Garland and Bette Midler to Grace Jones and Lady Gaga. This collection welcomes readers into a flamboyant world populated by larger-than-life figures who inspired LGBTQIA+ people--over the decades--creating controversy, challenging conventions, and sometimes putting their own lives on the line in order for new generations to live in a more equal and accepting world. With spectacular color portraits by artist Alejandro Mogollo D ez, the dramatic visual style perfectly captures the flair and panache of these figures.
An account of a remarkable life - of love, courage and survival in the dark days of World War II. Dorothy Eva Ferreira grew up on a remote farm in South Africa, but in 1930, she met and married Engelbert, Count Praschma, Baron von Bilkau, an adventuring German aristocrat. Upon the death of his father in 1933, Engelbert took his wife and children to Germany to claim his rightful inheritance - only to be rebuffed by his status-conscious siblings. The family castle and estates were held in a fideicommiss which stated that the oldest son would be the sole heir. But the family maneuvered to have Engelbert disinherited as he was deemed a black sheep, an irresponsible profligate who married an African peasant while his younger brother had married a princess. The war raging about them, Dorothy and her children found refuge with an aunt and uncle, Count and Countess Stolberg, in Czechoslovakia. The aristocrats soon found it useful to have someone around who knew how to gather berries... how to slaughter a chicken... how to stand up to wave after wave of overbearing Russian soldiers and above all was not German. Her only proof: a small tattered South African flag and stamps of King George on her marriage certificate. In the horrific aftermath of the war, she retrieved her small children from distant boarding schools... and missing relatives from Soviet labor camps. In a world gone mad, she lived by the words, "My heart must never be too small for a woman." *** 31 January, 1941 I know that Engelbert got into financial trouble. He is accused of arms dealing and the family said he was a difficult case but why did they let him be taken to Leubus, this so-called sanatorium where people who are not useful to "the magnificent Third Reich" are sent. Is it possible that the family actually handed him over to the Nazis because he was such a thorn in their sides? Why did his sister Elisabeth who works for the military tell me, ten days ago, heartlessly, that as Engelbert is going to die soon the only thing for me is to go back to Africa and leave the children here to be adopted by suitable families? Leave my children? Never.
Dorothy Ada Notley left the UK aged 23, on a steamship to sail to India to be a missionary, in January 1948, five months after Indian Independence and partition from Britain. Undaunted by this she embraced the country, the Hindi language and the people at a time when many British were leaving!
A riveting family drama evocative of Angela's Ashes and The Glass Castle, about a woman who discovers the shocking secret at the center of her mother's life.Justine had always been told that her mother came from royal blood. The proof could be found in her mother's elegance, her uppercrust London accent--and in a cryptic letter hinting at her claim to a country estate. But beneath the polished veneer lay a fearsome, unpredictable temper that drove Justine from home the moment she was old enough to escape. Years later, when her mother sent her an envelope filled with secrets from the past, Justine buried it in the back of an old filing cabinet.Overcome with grief after her mother's death, Justine found herself drawn back to that envelope. Its contents revealed a mystery that stretched back to the early years of World War II and beyond, into the dark corridors of the Hospital for the Maintenance and Education of Exposed and Deserted Young Children. Established in the eighteenth century to raise "bastard" children to clean chamber pots for England's ruling class, the institution was tied to some of history's most influential figures and events. From its role in the development of solitary confinement and human medical experimentation to the creation of the British Museum and the Royal Academy of Arts, its impact on Western culture continues to reverberate. It was also the environment that shaped a young girl known as Dorothy Soames, who bravely withstood years of physical and emotional abuse at the hands of a sadistic headmistress--a resilient child who dreamed of escape as German bombers rained death from the skies.Heartbreaking, surprising, and unforgettable, The Secret Life of Dorothy Soames is the true story of one woman's quest to understand the secrets that had poisoned her mother's mind, and her startling discovery that her family's fate had been sealed centuries before.Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.
A riveting family drama evocative of Angela's Ashes and The Glass Castle, about a woman who discovers the shocking secret at the center of her mother's life.Justine had always been told that her mother came from royal blood. The proof could be found in her mother's elegance, her uppercrust London accent--and in a cryptic letter hinting at her claim to a country estate. But beneath the polished veneer lay a fearsome, unpredictable temper that drove Justine from home the moment she was old enough to escape. Years later, when her mother sent her an envelope filled with secrets from the past, Justine buried it in the back of an old filing cabinet.Overcome with grief after her mother's death, Justine found herself drawn back to that envelope. Its contents revealed a mystery that stretched back to the early years of World War II and beyond, into the dark corridors of the Hospital for the Maintenance and Education of Exposed and Deserted Young Children. Established in the eighteenth century to raise "bastard" children to clean chamber pots for England's ruling class, the institution was tied to some of history's most influential figures and events. From its role in the development of solitary confinement and human medical experimentation to the creation of the British Museum and the Royal Academy of Arts, its impact on Western culture continues to reverberate. It was also the environment that shaped a young girl known as Dorothy Soames, who bravely withstood years of physical and emotional abuse at the hands of a sadistic headmistress--a resilient child who dreamed of escape as German bombers rained death from the skies.Heartbreaking, surprising, and unforgettable, The Secret Life of Dorothy Soames is the true story of one woman's quest to understand the secrets that had poisoned her mother's mind, and her startling discovery that her family's fate had been sealed centuries before.Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.
Howard Mowll was the enterprising and indefatigable Archbishop of Sydney from 1934 to 1958. At once robustly Anglican and evangelical in outlook and policy, he set the diocese of Sydney on the course it has followed to the present day.Originating in the Moore College Library Day of 2021, the essays in this book cover previously overlooked and neglected aspects of Mowll's leadership and administration as well as providing new insights into and fresh perspectives on his life and work in Sydney. They also give due attention to the equally remarkable contribution of Mowll's wife, Dorothy. Based on extensive archival research, and paying attention to the context of mid-twentieth century Australia, these essays begin the task of historical assessment by both extending and qualifying the biography provided by Marcus Loane in the immediate aftermath of Mowll's death. Was Mowll one of the two truly great Bishops/Archbishops of Sydney, as Peter Jensen suggests in the Introduction? This book both invites and enables readers to decide for themselves.
Jane Austen and Dorothy Wordsworth were born just four years apart, in the 1770s. Jane and Dorothy compares their upbringing and education, home lives and loves and, above all, their emotional and creative worlds.
*Includes pictures *Includes contemporary accounts from family members, authorities, and newspapers *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents "It would be bad enough if the daughter I loved so well were] lying beside her grandmother in Greenwood Cemetery, but this suspense and uncertainty are a thousand times worse." - Francis Arnold, Dorothy's father It was the great mystery of its time and still reads like an episode of "Law and Order" today. In December 1910, a wealthy young woman, thought to be sheltered and above reproach, goes missing shortly after being seen in broad daylight on Fifth Avenue in New York City. The police are called in and begin to question those closest to her, only to have her father, a wealthy manufacturer, insist it must be foul play and that his daughter was on good terms with her entire family. Likewise, he claims that though she was in her mid-20s and in the prime of life, she had no serious romantic attachments. The mother tearfully backs these claims up. Eventually, far different information leaks out, like the fact that the victim was an aspiring writer who kept much about her work a secret, that she had been trying to cut ties with her family for some time, and, most interesting of all, that there certainly was a boyfriend, and that her family had tried to hide their relationship. For a time, all eyes are on the romantic interest, who is significantly older but a longtime friend of the family. In fact, the victim's brother is seen in beautiful Florence, Italy, beating the boyfriend up in a failed attempt to get more information about his sister's disappearance. Letters surface, as do photographs, but ultimately nothing to indicate the he had anything at all to do with her disappearance. Finally, everyone gives up and turns their attentions elsewhere. Meanwhile, there are rumored sightings, as she is "seen" in various large cities across the United States and Europe. Mentally ill women claim to be her, but again and again, no lead checks out. Eventually, the story grows cold and people lose interest, but then, more than three years after she disappeared, a new lead turns up. A back room abortionist claims that she came to him for an "illegal" operation and died, and as he did with all his other victims, he cremated her body and tossed out the ashes. The story makes the front pages for days, even as the family denies it is possible, but by now, it's April 1914 and the newspapers have more pressing matters to report, so the story quickly falls off their radar again. While the story was certainly fit for a gripping thriller, it was all too true for Dorothy Arnold and her family. Arnold was a young, well-known socialite whose disappearance was front page news on the East Coast in the early 20th century, and over 100 years later, armchair gumshoes continue trying to piece together the puzzle over her fate. In an era before other famous disappearances like that of the Lindbergh baby and Jimmy Hoffa became grist for writers, it was Dorothy Arnold who left people wondering and speculating. To this day, the mystery remains unsolved and, except for periodic stories and lists about enduring mysteries, largely forgotten. The Disappearance of Dorothy Arnold: The Unsolved Mystery of the American Socialite Who Vanished in 1910 looks at one of the early 20th century's most enduring mysteries. Along with pictures of important people, places, and events, you will learn about the disappearance of Dorothy Arnold like never before.
Dorothy E. Smith (1926-2022) zählt zu den bekanntesten feministischen Soziologinnen der Gegenwart. Diese erste deutschsprachige Einführung in Smiths Werk erläutert dieses in seinem biographischen und theoriegeschichtlichen Kontext und rekonstruiert ebenso dessen Wirkungsgeschichte. Smith ist Wegbereiterin einer feministischen Wissenssoziologie, die die gesellschaftliche Verfasstheit der Alltagserfahrung und sozialer Formen des Bewusstseins in den Mittelpunkt der Analyse stellt. Ihre Methodologie institutioneller Ethnographie liefert ein begriffliches Instrumentarium, das in vielfältigen Zusammenhängen kritisch-reflexiver Sozialwissenschaft aktuell angewandt wird.
O Segredo de Dorothy um livro de fic o com um olhar afetivo equidade social, igualdade de g neros, ra as e etnias, preserva o ambiental e um toque de feminismo e empoderamento da mulher. Certamente, a tem tica expressa neste livro servir de reflex o sobre quest es que envolvem abusos e viol ncia contra crian as, mulheres e homossexuais, imigrantes, popula o ind gena, meio ambiente e justi a. A justi a dos homens, aquela que julga a verdadeira batalha entre o bem e o mal, que encarcera os culpados, que protege os inocentes, que contribui com o sistema pol tico, sem ideologia ou corrup o, apenas com o uso da verdade. Longe de ser uma verdade absoluta, este livro de fic o foi escrito de forma imaginativa sobre a realidade que o mundo atravessa. De maneira distinta e sem qualquer liga o com a vida real, os personagens, os lugares, as ideias e os fatos pertencentes na trama que envolve esta hist ria foram criados para satisfazerem a ret rica liter ria da vida de Dorothy. Uma menina que, apesar do sofrimento, vive um segredo que a ajuda construir seus sonhos e a buscar um mundo melhor para todos.
Säg namnet Dorothy Irving och få i Musiksverige blir oberörda. I många år har hon varit en betydelsefull person, motor och mentor, för blivande storstjärnor inom framför allt den klassiska musiken. Hon föddes i London 1927 och flyttade till Sverige 1957. 1961 debuterade hon med en romanskonsert, det lilla formatet passade henne liksom den nära kontakten med publiken som det innebar. Hon var länge engagerad vid Rikskonserter och har verkat som upp- skattad pedagog vid de flesta högre musikutbildningar i Norden. 1986 blev hon Sveriges första professor i sång vid Lunds universitet. Hon är medlem i Musikaliska akademien och belönad med utmärkelser och medaljer för sin unika gärning. Dorothy Irvings långa väg och outtröttliga arbete skildras i denna insiktsfulla bok som också tecknar de sammanhang och miljöer där Irving lämnat bestående avtryck. Det är berättelsen om en stark personlighet, en varm medmänniska och en stor röst. En kvinna som har fått slåss för att nå sina mål och haft som filosofi att aldrig blicka bakåt. Catarina Ericson-Roos disputerade 1977 med avhandlingen The Songs of Robert Burns: a Study of the Unity of Poetry and Music. Hon har arbetat i olika chefsroller på Uppsala universitetsbibliotek, Handelshögskolans bibliotek och Stockholms universitetsbibliotek där hon var överbibliotekarie mellan åren 2004-2011.
