Women's History Month- contribution by Juliet Marillier

"We stand on our mothers’ shoulders


When Gillian invited me to post here as part of Women’s History Month, I immediately thought about the different ways in which men and women pass down their legacies to future generations. I touched on that in a scene from my novel Heart’s Blood. Here, secular scribe Caitrin, employed to sort and translate family documents, is taking time to look at some garments stored in an old chest.


The library held the ink and parchment records set down by men. But that was only half the story. Women talked to their daughters and granddaughters, weaving memories. If no living women remained, one might still learn something from what they had left behind: a garden planted in a certain pattern, a precious possession set away with careful hands, a gravestone for a beloved pet. And clothing. I did not know who had owned these gowns, these delicate undergarments, but perhaps they had something to tell me."

I thought that this particular article by Juliet Marillier had some things to say about creative families, and families in general, so was apt.  If you have not read her books, you're missing out.  You can find out more about those at: http://www.julietmarillier.com/   to read the continuation of this article the link is: http://gillpolack.livejournal.com/786322.html