Hi y'all,
Welcome to season 2025-I of my blog - it's great to see you here! I'm looking forward - as always - to sharing with you articles, videos, books, and what else I've found surfing the internet - and the 'real world' too, now how about that! ;-) I'll post every other Thursday, focusing on a female approach to history, writing, and culture. In other words, while the world outside our windows is moving very fast these days, this little corner of the big ol' planet is doing business as usual.
So, as I continue my focus on a female approach to history, writing, and culture, how appropriate is it not to start at the beginning of March? Quite appropriate indeed I'd say, because, in just two days, it is, as you know, International Women's Day. Hip hurray, congrats and a massive applause to a l l the w*o*m*e*n >>>>>> the women we know, the women we don't know, the women who inspire us, the women who annoy us (yep, they have something to teach us too, God bless ‘em), the women who came before us, the women who come after us. You.are.amazing!
Let's warm up by listening to this story about a most powerful woman - or, let's say, a woman who gets to hold a lot of power after she's been through a lot of suffering:
Sedna, the Goddess of the Sea
Sedna is a mythical creature from the Inuit culture, and it is the outstanding Deantha Edmunds who presents her story. "The Story of Sedna is a creation myth that has been shared by Inuit for centuries across Inuit Nunaat, which includes Canada, Alaska, Greenland and Chukotka (Russia)," Edmunds explains, "the name of the Sea Goddess and details of her story vary across these regions. I am proud to share Sedna's story as I know it.” Enjoy!
About the narrator:
Deantha Edmunds is Canada’s first Inuk professional classical singer.
She was appointed a Member of the Order of Canada in 2023 for her work as a performer, writer, composer, and mentor, a work which seeks to empower Indigenous people and share their stories.
Greenlandic jewellery
Here’s an idea: Why not celebrate International Women’s Day by getting yourself a fabulous gift from Jewellery by Blidorf and at the same time support the business of female jewellers from Greenland? It’s “traditional Greenlandic beauty modern enough for everyday wear,” and it’s produced in Greenland using local materials.
And yet another recommendation: Deficit by the Danish feminist activist and gender policy consultant, Emma Holten, is out in English today. Last year, Holten’s book came out in Danish. I bought it and swallowed it from start to end in one big gulp. In short, it’s about how traditional women’s work - inside or outside the private home - is looked upon as a low-value activity, even as something draining the public purse. But! You have to ask yourself: what viewpoint are you looking from if this is what you see!?
In Deficit, Holten takes us through history and explains how economic thinkers back in time created a value framework that overlooked and neglected ‘women’s work’ and acts of care. This value framework still exists today - and, Holten argues, it needs to change. I couldn’t agree more.
Thanks for reading!
Until next time - Majken xx
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