Carolyn Williams
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Long before the satirical comedy of The Daily Show and The Colbert Report, the comic operas of Gilbert and Sullivan were the hottest send-ups of the day's political and cultural obsessions. Gilbert and Sullivan's productions always rose to the level of social commentary, despite being impertinent, absurd, or inane. Some viewers may take them straight, but what looks like sexism or stereotype was actually a clever strategy of critique. Parody was a...
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Inexhaustible Offering brings luminous joy and reflection to those who have walked the paths of Lincoln Park. The poems provide illumination as well for those who have never watched the waves of Lake Michigan nor seen the shimmering skyscrapers of Chicago.Dick Simpson, Former Alderman; The Good Fight: Life Lessons from a Chicago Progressive
In her quietly moving poems, Carolyn Kelley Williams celebrates nuances of Lake Michigan with insight and...
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NOT JUST A DREAM tells how a little girl reacts to a new Hispanic student. She has many questions, but she has already decided that the new student will not "fit" into the class. After she dreams about the day, she realizes that she had not shown tolerance to someone, who is not like her. She feels much better, when she interacts with the new student and finds out that they are a lot alike.
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Exploring the Lives of Women, 1558-1837' is an engaging and lively collection of original, thought-provoking essays. Its route from Lady Jane Greys nine-day reign to Queen Victoria’s accession provides ample opportunities to examine complex interactions between gender, rank, and power. Yet the books scope extends far beyond queens: its female cast includes servants, aristocrats, literary women, opera singers, actresses, fallen women, athletes and...