Nupur Maskara's Blog, page 9
April 26, 2019
World War II Ace, Nancy Wake (Poem)
When I was sixteen I ran away from home Became a nurse Went to London Became a journalist A European correspondent. Married a Frenchman Drove an ambulance In World War II Became a courier...
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April 24, 2019
Victory Will Be Mine- Mrs. Pandava (Poem)
To be stripped, so they could see my V. My husband, the first, staked me. The loser was confident he’d win. Egged on by the others, the twins. Dragged, unknowing, into court My hair...
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Usurper or not? Theodora, Empress of the Eastern Roman Empire
My father was a bear trainer My mother an actress and dancer I was an actress as well Often acting in bed too. Justinian wanted to marry me But the law wouldn’t let him...
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April 23, 2019
The African Warrior Queen, Nzinga of Angola (Poem)
My father taught me to govern Took me to war with him My brother sent me To the Portuguese To make peace They didn’t offer a chair Just a floor mat I’m no inferior...
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April 22, 2019
Susan Anthony, Feminist- Famous Women (Poem)
I fired the thunderbolts Fellow feminist Elizabeth Stanton forged. Men didn’t want women speaking in public Even more than they were against suffrage. Us women needed money to protest We campaigned for better property...
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