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Julia Parsons, a U.S. Navy code breaker during World War II who was among the last survivors of a top-secret team of women that unscrambled messages to and from German U-boats, has died at 104.
Julia Parsons, U.S. Navy Code Breaker During World War II, Dies at 104
Soon after her officer training in Washington, she was recruited to a classified code-breaking team. She kept her work secret for decades, even from her family.
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May 1, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Julia Parsons, a U.S. Navy code breaker during World War II who was among the last survivors of a top-secret team of women that unscrambled messages to and from German U-boats, has died at 104.
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“I went home and obeyed those directions for some three months, and came so near the borderline of utter mental ruin that I could see over.” Why Charlotte Perkins Gilman wrote “The Yellow Wallpaper.”
Charlotte Perkins Gilman on Why She Wrote “The Yellow Wallpaper”
Why I Wrote “The Yellow Wallpaper” Many and many a reader has asked that. When the story first came out, in the New England Magazine about 1891, a Boston physician made protest in The Transcript. S…
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March 19, 2025 at 3:00 PM
“I went home and obeyed those directions for some three months, and came so near the borderline of utter mental ruin that I could see over.” Why Charlotte Perkins Gilman wrote “The Yellow Wallpaper.”
Never read anything by Tom Robbins but inspired to start. Someone recommended Jitterbug Perfume the day before he died which might be a sign. Any others you'd suggest first?
#TomRobbins #JitterbugPerfume #BookRecommendations #AmReading #LiteraryFate
#TomRobbins #JitterbugPerfume #BookRecommendations #AmReading #LiteraryFate
February 10, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Never read anything by Tom Robbins but inspired to start. Someone recommended Jitterbug Perfume the day before he died which might be a sign. Any others you'd suggest first?
#TomRobbins #JitterbugPerfume #BookRecommendations #AmReading #LiteraryFate
#TomRobbins #JitterbugPerfume #BookRecommendations #AmReading #LiteraryFate
Looking for people I know in here...if we're contacts elsewhere please say so in the comments. Assuming there are comments in BlueSky, I'm new :)
January 17, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Looking for people I know in here...if we're contacts elsewhere please say so in the comments. Assuming there are comments in BlueSky, I'm new :)