tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post4423543016259364551..comments2023-10-20T11:17:47.246-04:00Comments on Two Nerdy History Girls: Intrepid Women: Sarah Bowdich Quells a Mutiny, 1816Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-46220232815008732792010-09-01T08:16:28.803-04:002010-09-01T08:16:28.803-04:00Shannon, I can assure you that neither Loretta nor...Shannon, I can assure you that neither Loretta nor I write wimpy, tea-offering heroines in our books. But, yes, it IS often a battle to convince editors that women of the past did do more than pouring for the vicar. *g*Isabella Bradford/Susan Holloway Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00997375216314200469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-53591231900594814252010-08-31T23:24:39.626-04:002010-08-31T23:24:39.626-04:00I think you are absolutely correct. I only wish t...I think you are absolutely correct. I only wish that there were more novelists out there who wrote the true stories of exciting women's lives. Historical text-books, blog posts like these, and novels with real-world characters are probably the only way we can dispel the myth that women always simpered at home by the fireplace.Shannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00456068019298922261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-16497051350696648692010-08-31T19:52:32.994-04:002010-08-31T19:52:32.994-04:00Loretta, we both know how true that is! Any time a...Loretta, we both know how true that is! Any time a novelist puts a woman in an unexpected historical setting, editors and readers are bound to challenge us, and say it's an anachronism. Real-life examples like Mrs. Bowdich's story need to be shared, if only to prove that there have always been brave, resourceful, adventurous women. :)Isabella Bradford/Susan Holloway Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00997375216314200469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-6301692832181680132010-08-31T17:29:21.523-04:002010-08-31T17:29:21.523-04:00But when we put stories like these in our novels, ...But when we put stories like these in our novels, many people scoff and say, "Women didn't do that." Thank you, Susan, for shining a light on a woman who deserves to be remembered!LorettaChasehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03641586650738945106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-30356187399877986902010-08-31T16:47:41.593-04:002010-08-31T16:47:41.593-04:00I think she'd make a great heroine for a novel...I think she'd make a great heroine for a novel too! ;o)<br /><br />I'm always happy to read about women during that time that weren't froth and frills and tea servers, but had backbone and an adventuresome spirit.nightsmusichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05984119792540771870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-56657460625940363522010-08-31T13:15:30.362-04:002010-08-31T13:15:30.362-04:00I didn't intend to make this a guessing-game -...I didn't intend to make this a guessing-game -- but now that it's sort of evolved into that, thank you, Versailles, for not spilling the Google-beans. <br /><br />What amazed me most about Mrs. Bowdich is that, here again, is an extraordinary and independent woman who went her own way in life, and yet has become virtually invisible in history. Argh! <br /><br />But enough of my soapbox-tirade. More about her on Thursday!Isabella Bradford/Susan Holloway Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00997375216314200469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-71053068238814070342010-08-31T12:00:33.573-04:002010-08-31T12:00:33.573-04:00So I cheated, and googled Mrs.Bowditch, so I know ...So I cheated, and googled Mrs.Bowditch, so I know why she's on her way to Africa, but I'll keep the spoiler to myself. You're right, tho, she really has some story!ILoveVersailleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12323476077194094138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-41415031553210466862010-08-31T11:26:36.970-04:002010-08-31T11:26:36.970-04:00So many women at sea and so few of their stories t...So many women at sea and so few of their stories told. Thank you for bringing another seafaring lady to our attention.Paulinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11730716060906158244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-10052581884655831822010-08-31T09:58:46.283-04:002010-08-31T09:58:46.283-04:00She would make a great heroine in a book! Can'...She would make a great heroine in a book! Can't wait to read more about her.Jenny Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04077659644092707107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-12731511115101925922010-08-31T08:10:05.819-04:002010-08-31T08:10:05.819-04:00Early for missionary work. Maybe her husband's...Early for missionary work. Maybe her husband's engaged in the war effort? This is well past Napoleon's campaign in north Africa, but things were sufficiently uneasy that the English were still stationed there. But to bring one's wife is puzzling!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-41473304957069228802010-08-31T07:37:59.451-04:002010-08-31T07:37:59.451-04:00Very exciting! Looking forward to more. Was she on...Very exciting! Looking forward to more. Was she on her way to Africa as a missionary?Felicity Flowerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06821536703407619270noreply@blogger.com