Clara Colby: The International Suffragist by John Holliday

We may never know why three-year-old Clara Dorothy Bewick was left behind in England when her parents and three brothers departed for a new life in America. Her parents Thomas and Clara Bewick were migrating to America, and the family had been talking about little else in the months leading up to their departure. They were leaving on the sailing ship Olympus from Bristol, and little Clara was in tears when she found that she could not join them.
 The year was 1849, and one possible reason why Clara was left behind could be that she showed symptoms of an infectious disease. If that were the case, then the most likely suspect would be cholera, for the country experienced a cholera epidemic that year. With all the family possessions either sold or packed for shipment aboard the Olympus, there was no option but to arrange for Clara to stay with her grandparents until she was well and arrange for her to make the journey later.
   Although this was a painful experience for Clara, it may have been an event that helped to shape the smart and tireless woman that she became. Raised as the beloved only grandchild in London, she had a substantial emotional and intellectual foundation by the time she arrived at the Wisconsin frontier in 1855, which sustained her through a hectic and often stressful life. The advantage she achieved helped her become the valedictorian for the first class of women to graduate from the University of Wisconsin and become a contemporary of Susan B. Anthony. After teaching at the university, she married the dashing civil war veteran, Leonard Colby. This would prove to be a rare misstep as Colby was persistently unfaithful to her, duplicitous and dishonest.
Clara Colby was a dynamic speaker and compelling writer on women’s issues. Anthony called her the best writer in the women’s movement, a sentiment shared by Anthony’s famous colleague, Elizabeth Cady Stanton. Encouraged by Anthony, Clara published the first issue of the Woman’s Tribune in 1883, a newspaper that was in continuous publication for 26 years, becoming the nation’s leading woman’s suffrage publication. She served as the President of the Nebraska Woman Suffrage Association, and she was the corresponding secretary of the Federal Suffrage Association, among her many other offices. From 1888, Clara spent the first half of each year in Washington DC, attending suffrage conferences and lobbying Congress members. She was very friendly and had many friends among influential leaders in the nation’s capital, including, for example, Caroline Harrison, the first lady of the day. 
   By 1890, her husband had become General Leonard Colby of the Nebraska National Guard, when his troops served at the Battle of Wounded Knee. It was here that General Colby adopted the native-American baby girl, Zintka Lanuni, found under the body of her dead mother. Colby did so without discussing the situation with Clara and then left her to bring the child up, frequently without financial support. Clara’s response was to make a plan to bring her husband to Washington, so she lobbied her Washington friends and succeeded in getting her husband appointed as the United States Assistant Attorney-General.
    Clara was always on the move across America, supporting state suffrage and lobbying state governments, and Leonard was just as busy in his new role. She tried to maintain a stable marriage, but her husband held a different view, often engaging in clandestine affairs, amid allegations of impropriety in business and public life. Clara’s further lobbying resulted in Leonard being appointed Brigadier-General in the United States Volunteers during the Spanish American war. Also, Clara became the first woman in the United States to receive a war correspondent pass. Holliday’s book reveals a secret conspiracy that Leonard became involved in during this conflict.
   Eventually, a divorce was unavoidable, and as a result, many leading suffragists shunned Clara from then on, diminishing her legacy as a suffragist. Clara made four trips to Europe, attending the International Congress of Women (Amsterdam 1908, Stockholm 1911 and Budapest 1913) and the Universal Peace Congress in London in 1908 and The Hague in 1913. She also supported the suffragette cause in England, making speaking tours of England, Ireland, and Wales.
   Back home, she campaigned throughout the country on behalf of the state suffrage organizations, helping to increase the number of states that supported women’s votes. By this time, she was living in Oregon, but she continued to spend several months each year in Washington, and the last big event of that winter was the hearing on the two suffrage bills, which came before the House Committee on March 27, 1916. As soon as these hearings were over, she left for Eugene, Oregon, where the climate would be more favorable. Unfortunately, her health did not improve, and the flu became pneumonia. Clara’s sister Mary, a medical doctor, drove up from her home in Palo Alto to care for her but soon decided to take her back to California to recoup. They arrived in Palo Alto on September 1, where Clara struggled to overcome her sickness. This fight for life was to be her last campaign, however, and she passed away on September 7, 1916.
   The year 2020 marks the 100th anniversary of American women achieving the vote; after a suffrage campaign, which extended over 72 years. It took thousands of women to build the movement, which achieved ultimate success, but this is the story of one woman, whose contribution to woman suffrage is irrefutable.

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John Holliday, grew up in England, where he served in the Royal Air Force and later with IBM. After moving to Canada and initially continuing to work with IBM, John started the first of many businesses, mostly in the IT industry. A subsequent business opportunity resulted in a move to Australia where he continued his entrepreneurial activities.
John’s interest in writing arose when he decided to write a memoir of his business life, published under the title Toughing it Out: Adventures of a Global Entrepreneur. ISBN 9781475210743.
John had been aware of having an ancestor who was a famous missionary to China, but it was not until 2008 when he discovered that an orphanage founded by his ancestor in Jakarta in 1832 and All Saints Jakarta, the oldest English institution in Indonesia were both still functioning today. A visit to Jakarta and a commitment to build a library for the orphanage started the research into Walter Medhurst’s life that kindled a desire to write his biography. The result is Mission to China: How an Englishman Brought the West to the Orient, published by Amberley Publishing in England in September 2016, followed by a Chinese edition published by a Taiwan Publisher. It tells the story of Medhursts’s life as a missionary, adventurer, printer, writer, translator and teacher initially in Malacca, Penang and Batavia, which led to his achievements as a 19th Century pioneer to China.
During the research into Walter Medhurst, John discovered the extraordinary life of his sister’s granddaughter, Clara Bewick. It was this discovery which led to his latest book, Clara Colby: The International Suffragist.
John lives with his wife Colleen on the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia, with three children and four grandchildren close by.

About Time, Distance, and Shielding

Patients are dying at St. Raphael’s Hospital. That sucks. What’s worse? I think a doctor is behind the deaths. Me? I’m an x-ray tech. I can see through people. That’s cool, but is it enough to stop a psychotic neurosurgeon? Can I use my x-ray skills to learn the truth before it’s too late for me and my patients?

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Pat Settegast is the pen-name of Benjamin Roberts, an award winning-author and graduate of the James A. Michener Center for Writers. His writing has appeared in Black Warrior Review, Quarterly West, Harvard Review, Yalobusha Review, Construction Magazine, Muzzle Magazine, and the NewBorder Anthology. He has received recognition from the Writers@Work Fellowship, the 2011 Pen Parentis Writing Fellowship for New Parents, and the 2012 New York State Summer Writer’s Institute. He lives in Memphis, Tennessee with his wife, four children, three dogs, and six chickens.

Sweet Tidings by Jean C. Gordon

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Amanda Strickland wants her first Christmas as mayor of Indigo Bay to be a civic success from the animal shelter fundraiser to benefit gala to the traditional tree lighting. And movie-star acquaintance Eric Slade may be just the ingredient she needs to pull it all off.

Eric wants to put the paparazzi off him and the young co-star of his last film—and protect his fragile relationship with the grown son he never spent much time with when his son was growing up. When he proposes a pretend holiday romance between him and Amanda, it seems like a win-win for them both.

But what will happen when the pretend romance turns real and snafus on both sides threaten to crush their Christmas plans and hearts?

Sweet Tidings is the first book in the new Indigo Bay Christmas Romances Series, but it and the other stories are standalone and can be read in any order.

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About Jean C. Gordon
For USA Today Bestselling Author Jean C. Gordon writing is a natural extension of her love of reading. From that day in first grade when she realized t-h-e was the word “the,” she’s been reading everything she can put her hands on. A former professional financial planner, Jean is as at home writing retirement- and investment-planning advice as she is writing romance novels, but finds novels a lot more fun.

She and her college-sweetheart husband tried the city life in Los Angeles, but quickly returned home to their native Upstate New York. They share a 170-year-old farmhouse just south of Albany, NY, with their daughter and son-in-law, two grandchildren, and a menagerie of pets. Their son lives nearby. While Jean creates stories, her family grows organic fruits and vegetables and tends the livestock de jour.

Sexual Reparations In The Big City by Jordan Church

Three older black dominant lesbians have taken Lainey’s lesbian virginity and have taken control of the lovely young blonde girl. What next? Can they turn this golden-haired girl with the the heart of gold into their own personal gold mine?

Lainey is a good girl and can’t understand why they are so mean to her… or why she likes it. Submission and orgasms have taken over Lainey’s world. She knows it is all sick and wrong but… all those bad things seem good to her.

The Black Dominatrix team even want Lainey to pay money for each orgasm they force her to have! Like a reverse prostitute!

Is there any way to get out from under or would Lainey like to go even deeper under?

Lainey is uncertain about herself but Black Mistress Zahra is more than certain. She’s certainly happy with what she’s pulled off so far, she certainly wants to keep Lainey forever, and she certainly plans to teach Lainey new sexual tricks.

All three of the Black Mistresses have their own unique ways to drive Lainey deeper into submission. How creative can they get?

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I write erotica. Sharing the inner thoughts and emotions of characters is the ultimate voyeurism.

I am a big believer in plot and character development.

I want the characters to be as real as possible. Character motivations drive the events and sexual activities.

Sex scenes are detailed and graphic. I want to always give a perfect picture of exactly what is happening and why and how and how the characters feel physically and emotionally.

I have two degrees and am dedicated to providing the highest quality erotica.

Much appreciation for any and all feedback (jordanchurch@mail.com) and customer reviews.

About Master Your Thinking – Turn On Healthy Thoughts

Would you describe yourself as someone who has trouble finding the positive spin on things? Do you want to be a “glass half full” kind of person, but consistently find yourself feeling stuck in that “half empty” mindset? Then keep reading…

Do you want to be someone who can always find the silver lining in things, but struggles to reason the happiness in things? If any of these things apply to you at all, it very well may be that you’re someone who struggles with healthy thinking.

Put simply healthy thinking is the process of considering the reality of a situation and applying yourself to it with logic instead of letting yourself be guided by emotions. As such, if you consider yourself an empath or someone who is very emotional, you are much more likely to suffer from the problems listed above.

Not only that but being an empath often makes it harder to get yourself out of those problematic situations and ways of thinking. Reading this book can help you receive a better grasp on the world around you and its complexities without falling into a spiral of negativity. That kind of negativity will get you nowhere.

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Now, what can you expect to really find out more about in the pages of Master Your Thinking? Here are just a few topics that will be further discussed, if you read just a bit further:

Thinking traps, and how to avoid them

What healthy thinking is in the world today, and how the meaning of those words has changed and evolved over time

Ways to find balance in your life

Reasons you may be experiencing the negative feelings and thoughts you’re plagued by

How to reasonably navigate your way through the modern world, which may seem bleak at times

And many more!

The decision to read further is, of course, up to you. Like all things, the choice is ultimately up to you, the reader, to determine what is best for you, yourself, your wellbeing, and your future. The things you see if you should read further, all of them will come into play either now in your life or soon.

Healthy thinking or lack thereof, affects us every single day of our lives, and to simply ignore it would be neglect of our own wellbeing and our futures.

Learn more about how you can look forward to a brighter and happier future by reading Master Your Thinking

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Is a psychotherapist, mindfulness trainer based in Canada – author of the bestseller "Overthinking – Turn off your thoughts"
He is passionate about sharing the power of meditation and has been teaching mindfulness workshops and meditation In Europe and the USA – helping others achieve peak performance and personal excellence and reach their full potential. He finds strength and passion in the sport, meditation, and yoga.

About God’s Sacred Feast

Deacon Branhope “Sugarfoot” Collins wrestles with the demons of celibacy as the guiles of an ex- lover tantalize him. But as misfortunes and tragedies befall the community, he becomes an agent of action. This brings him face to face with the town’s beautiful heiress, the woman of his dreams. As sparks between them grow, his ex-lover becomes enraged. Will she let go? What mayhem will she create?

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Carol Gosa-Summerville is living her dream of becoming a published writer. As a public school teacher for many years, she challenged her students to explore all genres of writing to discover the power of the written word. Her goal in writing is to bring characters, locations and their conflicts together to create stories that are compelling, humorous and offer insight into the life and lives of the people living in a close-knit, small town community. Her first novel, "The Burden of Sweetberry" is a favorite in African-American fiction.

About Astral Projection: A Guide on How to Travel the Astral Plane and Have an Out-Of-Body Experience by Mari Silva

Astral Projection: A Guide on How to Travel the Astral Plane and Have an Out-Of-Body Experience offers you the opportunity to learn how to explore the dimensions beyond the physical world and gain deeper insight and awareness about your existence and spirituality.
This remarkable guide to intentional out-of-body experiences covers a lot of ground on OBEs, astral projection, and exploration of the astral realm.
From A to Z, it tells you everything you need to know.
It provides examples of astral projection experiences, focusing particularly on how to achieve practical success, and showing you how to project out of your physical form to explore the universe at will.
From powerful techniques to secret tips that you never knew, you are in for a stunning discovery about OBEs.
With this practical guide, you can have your one-stop shop for everything related to astral projections and out-of-body experiences.
If you want to learn more about lucid dreaming, get this book now!

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Mari Silva is known for her excellent resources on a variety of spirituality topics.

About Heir of Darkness

The story takes place in the end of the 18th century, on a mountain range, in Bohemia. Sophia, a medium receives warning of an approaching danger. From his mountain palace comes Luciano, son of the Vampiress Lord Vedel, intent on finding his queen at the Countess’ ball. Instead, he discovers the captivating Lilianna, a gypsy girl and a rival in the Countess’ son Alexander.

Luciano and his mother, Vedel, are known to the gypsy people. Every gypsy child is taught to fear the vampire threat. When Lilianna returns home to her mother, Nadja, she unleashes a nightmare at her people’s doorstep and sends Vedel’s plans into chaos.

This clash of fates will bring together the living, the dead and the undead into a tempestuous adventure of love, hate, jealousy, and murder. Who will stand to oppose the ambitions of the redoubtable Vedel?

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Suha AL Khalifa is a writer, producer, director and psychotherapist who considers herself a cultural hybrid having lived in Bahrain, UK, and US throughout her life as an ambassador's daughter. Her stories bring together these global influences integrating diverse themes and perspectives. She thoroughly enjoys bringing different worlds together while exploring how the distinct rules and psychologies impact the individual and cultures alike.

She is currently a screenwriter for MBC (Middle East Broadcasting Center) having written projects including an eight-part TV Drama Rashash to be aired in early 2021, the region's first female superhero film, detective and historical dramas. Suha is also a consultant for Middle Eastern content for film and television. She produced and co-directed the feature film Let's Go Home which is available on Amazon Direct. Previously She was the head of production and an award-winning executive producer at Bahrain TV.

Suha graduated from the University of Maryland with a degree in Psychology and English Literature, earned a Master's in Psychotherapy and Counselling, and a Film Diploma from the New York Film Academy.

Thus far, she has written seven screenplays and two novels. She is represented by Metamorphosis Literary Agency for the fantasy novel Heir of Darkness to be published in July 2020.

Richard Bellamy is a UK based writer, director, producer with a passion for history, technology, and mythology. He is currently writing TV dramas and films for MBC Studios (Middle Eastern Broadcasting Company), including an eight-part TV Drama "Rashash" to be aired in early 2021, the region's first female superhero film, detective and historical dramas. He has also written a scifi screenplay commissioned by British independent guru Mick Southworth.

Richard graduated from Swansea University with an English degree, has a Law degree from College of Law, and a Film Diploma from The New York Film Academy.

His latest novel Heir of Darkness was released 16th July, 2020.

Richard is one half of a writing partnership, the other being his wife Suha AL Khalifa. They are both represented by Stephanie Hansen of Metamorphosis Literary Agency.

Richard is the father of three children, two of whom are autistic. He serves as both a carer and an autism advocate for them.

About Harry’s Justice

Harry Windsor is an ex-gangland enforcer, now an ex-convict who has made a vow to go straight. But he’s finding it difficult.
Following a chance meeting with a man whose daughter has gone missing and an offer of payment to find her, Harry begins a search.

The consequences of which, take him back into London’s criminal underworld and where he encounters the ruthlessness of Russian organised crime, the cunning of his former crime boss and the police, wanting to arrest him for murder.

The search becomes one of survival as Harry deals retribution and justice in equal measure, yet torn between whether or not to break his vow to save the girl.
Harry’s journey is one of self-discovery and dark secrets while facing fears to exorcise the demons of the past – but how will his journey end?

(contains some violence)

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Andy Wiseman is an indie author, born and raised in Lincolnshire, in the UK.

Employment began at sixteen years old in construction, and which eventually took him to London. When construction work was scarce, he also worked other jobs; hotel breakfast cook being one, agency temp, another. Though the temping was low paid, it was one of the most enjoyable work experiences he’s ever had, and the variety of jobs extensive: hospital porter, handyman, multi-drop delivery driver, domestic supervisor and a studio assistant at Abbey Road Studios, to name but a few. For a very brief time, he also trained as an actor.

Family commitments finally brought him back to Lincolnshire and where he now lives in a small village with his partner, Sue, and their two rescue cats. For a while he worked as a technical officer for a local authority, helping to provide funding and facilities for disabled people, and then part-time as a property inspector for a lettings agency.

Since a boy, Andy has harboured the desire to be an author, occasionally dabbling, yet never committing to it, maybe due to lack of confidence and/or where he was brought up, because back then, being an author wasn’t considered a “proper job”. In the mid-nineties, he wrote a film script, the first draft of which, Miramax Films said had promise but needed work – it’s been in a box gathering dust ever since. In 2010, he decided that if he was going to be an author, he’d better get on with it because he wasn’t getting any younger, and if life experience was a measure of self-belief and the ability to write, he was probably now qualified. So after six years of writing, rewriting, and learning how to write a book, he finally produced Harry’s Justice, and which has had some great reviews, currently with an average star rating of 4.5 on Amazon and 4.1 on Goodreads.

Andy is currently promoting his latest book, Harry’s Revenge, the follow-up to Harry’s Justice and which is available for pre-order now on Amazon or through his website: Andywiseman-author.com. Harry’s Honour is the third in the series and very much ‘work in progress’!

About The Secret of Life: A Memoir Of Getting Younger

From a diagnosis of advanced stage cancer, to competing in a triathlon at the age of 68

Dr. Gilkis’ unique memoir and life-changing message is: physical activity is for everyone at any age and it can improve the quality of life as well as physical and mental health, dramatically. This message comes from Gilkis’ deep personal understanding due to his own choices, which he suggests everyone implement!

In this book, Dr. Gilkis dismantles the myth that sporting activities are only for the young and strong, or that it has to be an unpleasant and difficult task. It shows how sporting activities can be almost effortless while being a source of joy and satisfaction. “A little is a lot” is the message the author wants his readers to receive, so each and every one – at any age and physical state, can be encouraged to start!

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Zeev Gilkis, PhD, was the founder of AMIT, an institute for bio-medical development at Technion. For more than eight years he was the CEO of the institute and led the establishment of five start-ups in various fields of medicine, serving as the chairman of the Board of Directors on all five.
For over 11 years he held senior management positions at Comverse Technology (Nasdaq CNSI).
He earned his PhD with a thesis on Artificial Intelligence, and in addition, holds graduate degrees in mathematics, statistics and computer science and MSc in mathematics.
Gilkis served in the mythological 8200 SIGINT Unit of the Israeli Intelligence for 17 years, and was awarded the highest "Award for Israeli National Security" projects by the President of Israel.

He served as the first Israeli military attaché to Poland and Hungary.
In addition to his diversified career, he has devoted most of his free time to neuro-science, health and nutrition.
He is a vegan, practices yoga and meditation.