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Katherine Villyard

kvillyard@bookwyrm.social

Joined 3 months ago

Katherine’s parents met singing opera and started taking her to choir practice when she was six weeks old. She attended four elementary schools and four high schools before getting master’s degrees in art and library science. So naturally she works in IT, abusing SQL Server for fun and profit. When she’s not working or writing, she’s probably playing the Sims or spoiling cats. Her greatest ambition is to rule the world.

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Jill Lepore: The Secret History of Wonder Woman (2014) 4 stars

Review of 'The Secret History of Wonder Woman' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

A shockingly non-lurid mix of feminist history, polyamory, probable bisexuality, bondage, new age stuff... these folks were the original bi poly kinky pagan geeks (an old livejournal community).

Some will be offended by the bondage and polyamory. Others will be offended by Marston sleeping with his research assistant and his subsequent ultimatum to his wife. Still others will be offended by by their disingenuous self promotion and promotion of each other without disclosing affiliation. shrug They were people living their lives, not role models, and one of the things about secrets is that people keep them to avoid censure.

Part of me is sad that no one came out and said for certain whether Holloway and Olive were co-spouses or spouses, but 1. Holloway’s favorite book was Sappho and 2. It’s kind of not my business, and kind of doesn’t matter. They lived together for over sixty years. The lurid …