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Category: Biographies

Women of Jane Austen’s Time Who Changed Their World

March 1, 2021March 15, 2021 ~ Brenda S Cox ~ 2 Comments

While women of Jane Austen's England faced many restrictions, many, including Austen herself, still made a great impact on their world.

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The Journal of a Georgian Gentleman: Richard Hall and the Baptists of Austen’s England

October 1, 2020October 1, 2020 ~ Brenda S Cox ~ 2 Comments

What was it like to be a Baptist in Austen's Anglican-dominated England?

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Cassandra Austen, Clergyman’s Daughter: Miss Austen, by Gill Hornby

July 9, 2020July 9, 2020 ~ Brenda S Cox ~ 7 Comments

Miss Austen: A Novel by Gill Hornby reimagines Cassandra Austen's life, and shows us the choices made by clergymen's daughters in Austen's England.

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The Map That Changed the World: William Smith and the Birth of Modern Geology

November 21, 2019November 4, 2019 ~ Brenda S Cox ~ Leave a comment

"Modern Geology" began during Jane Austen's era. William Smith, self-educated and from humble beginnings, laid the foundations.

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Women of Science: Mary Anning

May 24, 2018June 6, 2020 ~ Brenda S Cox ~ 3 Comments

A poor, uneducated girl became a pioneer of paleontology with her amazing discoveries of fossils in Austen's Lyme Regis.

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Women of Science: Caroline Herschel

May 17, 2018June 6, 2020 ~ Brenda S Cox ~ 3 Comments

Two beautiful historical novels explore the life of the "lady astronomer" of Austen's England.

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Faith and Science: Galileo’s Daughter, Book Review

March 29, 2018October 22, 2018 ~ Brenda S Cox ~ Leave a comment

Galileo attempted to submit to his church, and was supported by many in it, while others condemned him.

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Faith and Science: Kepler’s Witch, Book Review

March 22, 2018October 22, 2018 ~ Brenda S Cox ~ 2 Comments

Johannes Kepler believed that the harmony of the heavens, described in geometry, music, astronomy, and theology, reflects the mind of God.

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Parson Woodforde

February 22, 2018October 22, 2018 ~ Brenda S Cox ~ 4 Comments

A Country Parson's Everyday Life

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Women of Science, Women of Faith: Book Review of What Regency Women Did For Us

November 30, 2017June 6, 2020 ~ Brenda S Cox ~ 3 Comments

The stories of women of science and other fields who left lasting legacies to the world.

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Brenda S. Cox

Brenda S. Cox is a writer, an admirer of  Jane Austen, and a Christian with an engineering background.  This blog explores connections between science, Christian faith, church music, and Jane Austen’s world. Brenda also shares her personal reflections and search for joy.

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