I’m Jane Bolin and I’m proud to say that I’ve made history. In 1931, I became the first Black woman to graduate from Yale Law School. And on July 22, 1939, I was sworn in as a judge in New York City and served for the next 40 years. Getting there wasn’t easy. My father …
Be Thankful
And Moses said, “The people whom I am among are six hundred thousand men on foot; yet You have said, ‘I will give them meat, that they may eat for a whole month.’ 22 Shall flocks and herds be slaughtered for them, to provide enough for them? Or shall all the fish of the sea be gathered together for them, to provide enough for …
From Good Stock
“Could anything good come from Clarington Cross?” She bristled as she remembered the disparaging, rhetorical question posed by Mrs. Danvers. Miserable woman. Who did she think she was? Sticking her thin nose up in the air like that as if she smelled a rat. Well, this lass was no rat. She had brains and a …
Denying Love
Chase just finished having dinner with his girlfriend, Mia at her flat when his cell rang. He plucked it out of his breast pocket and flipped it open, grimacing when he saw the number displayed. "Hello, Alexa." "Hi, Chase, I'm sorry to be bothering you but I'm stuck here." "Where are you?" "I'm outside of …
Summer in Surrey
It was summer and Diane was spending it in Surrey with Maggie, her friend from university. Maggie’s parents had gone to Florida for their vacation but her brother, Rupert remained at the mansion. The first time Diane and he met, it was quite by accident. It was on the morning after she arrived from London. …
Friends
They started out as friends. Talked for hours on the phone. Went out for pizza or to the movies when they didn't have any other plans. Some Saturday nights they would order in spicy Thai food while watching classic or foreign movies. They didn't know exactly when their feelings for each other began to change. …
Mistress of Pembrook
She had walked through the gate at Pembrook Manor, stopping only for a moment to look back at the impressive mansion in the midst of the sprawling land that you could see for miles. Somewhere in that imposing structure was the man she was running away from. She knew he had returned from his business …
Notes to Women 