Today… is the birthday of writer Mary Hunter Austin (1868–1934). Seriously, take a few minutes to read, her story is a roller coaster, and why don’t we know her name? She divorced and struck out on her own when such things weren’t really done. She wandered the desert and “with promiscuous curiosity, explored a diversity of topics, from water issues in the West to the mistreatment of Native Americans. Much of her writing reflects the currents of her own life. One recurring theme investigates how women can escape the straitjackets of cultural expectations.”
"We are not all born at once, but by bits"
"We are not all born at once, but by bits"
"We are not all born at once, but by bits"
Today… is the birthday of writer Mary Hunter Austin (1868–1934). Seriously, take a few minutes to read, her story is a roller coaster, and why don’t we know her name? She divorced and struck out on her own when such things weren’t really done. She wandered the desert and “with promiscuous curiosity, explored a diversity of topics, from water issues in the West to the mistreatment of Native Americans. Much of her writing reflects the currents of her own life. One recurring theme investigates how women can escape the straitjackets of cultural expectations.”