Women in the Arts - Virginia Woolf

The British essayist and author Virginia Woolf was born into publishing, and her writings problematized the condition of the woman in a male-dominated society. With a close group of fellow writers, she developed a new, more personal way of telling stories, and she became a leader in the literary revolution that followed World War I.

Petersburg 1864 - 65 - The Longest Siege

In 1864 Petersburg, Virginia became the setting for one of the last great campaigns of the United States Civil War and the longest siege in American History. After his failure to capture Richmond in the Spring, General Ulysses S. Grant decided to strangle the life out of the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia by surrounding the city of Petersburg and cutting off General Robert E. Lee's supply lines.

Yes, Virginia There Is a Santa ClausIn 1897, eight-year-old Virginia O'Hanlon wrote the New York Sun to ask a simple question: Is there a Santa Claus? The editor's response was a stirring defense of hope, generosity, and the spirit of childhood. His essay has been reprinted countless times since, and the phrase "Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus" has become part of American Christmas lore.
Based on these actual events, Yes, Virginia is the story of a little girl who taught a city to believe.

The Tail of the Tip-Off

Rita Mae Brown - The Tail of the Tip-Off

"Feisty feline Mrs. Murphy and her furry cohorts Pewter and corgi Tee Tucker will have their paws full pointing their human in the right direction to uncover a killer with no sense of fair play...." "When winter hits Crozet, Virginia, it hits hard - and hangs on for months. That's nothing new to postmistress Mary Minor "Harry" Haristeen and her friends, who keep warm with hard work, hot toddies, and rabid rooting for the University of Virginia's women's basketball team at the old stadium affectionately dubbed

Not Even Past: Race, Historical Trauma, and Subjectivity in Faulkner, Larsen, and Van Vechten (American Literatures Initiative)

"This is the beginning of a cultural moment for critical studies of race and trauma, and Stringer makes a timely and eloquent foray into that field."--Gwen Bergner, West Virginia University