random thoughts on hot topics provoked by current reads: freedom of press/religion, women's rights

In which I share my week's wonderings and wanderings, including some wondering about deep issues like the freedom of the press and the freedom of religion, and the limited opportunities for women in the Victorian era. But it's not as deep as it sounds. 😆

Mentions
My Etsy shop (where you can get the reading journals for my 2026 reading challenge) - https://insearchofwonder.etsy.com

Open Book Chocolates is featured in the B-roll from the Chocolate & Coffee Festival - a local-to-me chocolate factory makes the chocolate bars for this woman-owned company based in Maryland. Their chocolates are delicious! I have no business affiliation with them, but I think all my bookish friends (YOU!) will love their chocolates, so check them out: https://www.openbookchocolates.com/shop

Kaphiy Coffee Roasters - they don't have their Hawaiian coffee on their website, but they ones they do have are very reasonably priced. It's good stuff! Again, no affiliation. https://kaphiyroasterspdx.com/collect...

Maria Emmerich -    / @mariaemmerich  

Full-Length Movie Version of La Cenerentola (I highly recommend!) -    • Rossini - La Cenerentola - Abbado  

Books
Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan - https://amzn.to/48wON3i
The Magdalen Girls by V S Alexander - https://amzn.to/3LULWbQ
Keto. by Maria Emmerich - https://amzn.to/3LUH1rn
Christmas with Hans Christian Anderson - https://amzn.to/480GWeg
Aeropagitica and Of Education by John Milton - https://amzn.to/4rn1TrE
Shirley by Charlotte Bronte - https://amzn.to/4rj9Fm3

Time Stamps
00:00 Intro
00:30 Wanderings
04:42 Book & Coffee Haul
13:30 Reading & Life Updates
16:53 Areopagitica and Of Education
24:56 More Reading & Life Updates
27:10 Wonderings re: Shirley etc.
36:03 Final Reading & Life Updates

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