Sublime

Clara Immerwahr—the first woman to receive a doctorate in chemistry at a German university—had not only seen the effects of the gas on animals in the laboratory; she had also nearly lost her husband when the wind suddenly changed direction during one of his field tests.

One treated them like poor girls and made the bare business offer. The other put a woman in charge—a motherly, dignified, capable woman. They did business in her name. They used her picture. She signed all ads and letters. She wrote to these girls like a friend.

She hadn’t wanted to take the fifty dollars a month alimony. It was the lawyer’s idea. She found herself reliving the moment when Clarence picked up the poker and started for her. And other moments like it.

when Mortimer pressed his questions to an inconvenient extent I asked him casually to what type Frankland's skull belonged, and so heard nothing but craniology for the rest of our drive. I have not lived for years with Sherlock Holmes for nothing.

“From one white person to another its [sic] on US to end White Supremacy #whitework.” Her name was Heather Marie Scholl, and McInnes’s interview with her went so viral that it has more views than all of his other episodes combined (despite other guests including such heavy hitters as Tucker Carlson and Ann Coulter).

Doug had met another woman while visiting a friend in Tucson, and they’d fallen in love. For a while they’d sent a flurry of faxes to each other, then several days passed without Doug hearing from her.

attractive but hard, like only women who’ve had to fend for themselves in Los Angeles can be. I wondered if he was trying to set me up with her. She seemed like an odd choice. I try to avoid women who’ve served time. She reached out and shook my hand firmly. “So,” she said. “Show me your stuff.” “What are you talking about?” I asked. “Grimble here