How Did Eleanor of Aquitaine Become One of the Most Powerful Women of the Middle Ages?Eleanor of Aquitaine carved her way into the English court through a series of cunning and tactical maneuvers.by Erin Wrighhttps://www.thecollector.com/eleanor-of-aquitaine-most-powerful-woman-middle-ages/Eleanor of Aquitaine at PG:https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=Eleanor+of+Aquitaine#books #history

#OTD in 1859, Harriet E. Wilson publishes her novel, Our Nig. "Harriet E. Wilson (March 15, 1825 – June 28, 1900) was an African-American novelist. She was the first African American to publish a novel in North America."https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harriet_E._Wilson"Our Nig" at PG:https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/584#books #literature #africanamerican