A Vindication of the Rights of Woman by Mary Wollstonecraft
Published in 1792, A Vindication of the Rights of Woman is Mary Wollstonecraft’s groundbreaking argument for the intellectual, moral, and social equality of women. Wollstonecraft challenges the prevailing belief that women were naturally inferior to men, arguing instead that women appeared less capable largely because society denied them meaningful education and encouraged them to cultivate…
Naked Warriors by Herbert Read
Naked Warriors by Herbert Read is a slim 1919 collection of war poetry drawn directly from the author’s experiences as a soldier in World War I. The poems present vivid, often stark snapshots of trench warfare—capturing fear, violence, exhaustion, and moments of uneasy humanity. Rather than glorifying war, Read strips it down to its psychological…
Miss Todd’s Vampire: A Comedy in One Act by Sally Shute
NOTE: This play is not about a bloodsucking vampire, rather a “femme fatale” or a woman who distracts men from their true interests.Miss Todd’s Vampire is a one-act comedy play published around 1920 (most notably by Walter H. Baker & Co.). The story centers on a young woman named Sue, who is on the verge…
The Vixen: A Rustbelt Vampire Story by Roy O. Richard – Rostie Publishing
In Flint, Michigan, an often forgotten and ridiculed rust belt town, Oliver, an aging shopkeeper, notices a fleeting female figure in the night as he leaves his bookstore. He is…
Keep readingFairy Tales for Workers’ Children by HERMINIA ZUR MÜHLEN (Author), LYDIA GIBSON (Illustrator), IDA DAILES (Translator) – Rostie Publishing
You have read many fairy tales, some of them very beautiful and some that frightened you with their horrible giants and goblins. But never, I am sure, have you read…
Keep readingJukeboxer by Glen Armstrong – Rostie Publishing
In his fourth full-length collection of poems, Rustbelt Surrealist, Glen Armstrong, celebrates jazz, country western, and great heaps of rock and roll music. Here, he taps into the soundtrack of…
Keep readingPoetry By Katherine Cary Place – Rostie Publishing
The poet, Katherine Cary grew up in the coal mine country of north eastern Pennsylvania. The Cary’s were somewhat of a prominent family in the area. Kate seemed drawn to…
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