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message 1: by Hayley (last edited Mar 26, 2017 10:24PM) (new)

Hayley Shaver | 161 comments 1900-1909 To Have and To Hold- Mary Johnston
1910-1919 The Rosary- Florence Barclay
1920-1929 Mrs. Dalloway- Virginia Woolf
1930-1939 Cimarron- Edna Ferber
1940-1949 Mrs. Miniver- Jan Struther
1950-1959 The Relief Society Magazine vol. 44 No. 12- various
1960-1969- With Love From Karen- Marie Killilea
1970-1979 Destiny's Passion- Lucy Cores
1980-1989 Princess Daisy- Judith Krantz
1990-1999 The Rag Nymph- Catherine Cookson
Update- Feb 26, 2017
Women’s Challenge 2017
1799-1899 The Poetical Works of Elizabeth Barrett Browning Vol. 1*
1900-1909 History of the Prophet Joseph by His Mother- Lucy Smith
1910-1919 The Rosary- Florence Barclay
1920-1929 Mrs. Dalloway- Virginia Woolf*
1930-1939 Witch-Burning- Mary Elizabeth Counselman*
1940-1949 My Friend Flicka- Mary O’ Hara*,Evil Under the Sun-Agatha Christie *
1950-1959 Pioneer Humor- International Society Daughters of Utah Pioneers*
1960-1969- With Love From Karen- Marie Killilea
1970-1979 Destiny's Passion- Lucy Cores
1980-1989 Princess Daisy- Judith Krantz*
1990-1999 For all Their Lives- Fern Michaels*
* is read
Some books have been changed from those originally planned.
March Update
Women’s Challenge 2017
1799-1899 The Poetical Works of Elizabeth Barrett Browning Vol. 1*
1900-1909 The Pearl-Sophie Jewett(co-author to anonymous)*, Little Meg’s Children-Hesba Stretton*
1910-1919 Letters of a woman Homesteader- Elinore Pruitt Stewart*
1920-1929 Mrs. Dalloway- Virginia Woolf*
1930-1939 Witch-Burning- Mary Elizabeth Counselman*
1940-1949 My Friend Flicka- Mary O’ Hara*,Evil Under the Sun-Agatha Christie *
1950-1959 Pioneer Humor- International Society Daughters of Utah Pioneers*,After the Funeral-Agatha Christie*
1960-1969- With Love From Karen- Marie Killilea
1970-1979 Destiny's Passion- Lucy Cores
1980-1989 Princess Daisy- Judith Krantz*
1990-1999 For all Their Lives- Fern Michaels*
* is read
Some books have been changed from those originally planned.


message 2: by Bob, Short Story Classics (new)

Bob | 4604 comments Mod
Except for Virginia Woolf, all of your choices are written by authors that would be new to me. Good Luck


message 3: by Pink (new)

Pink | 5491 comments Same here, all the other authors are new to me. Have fun with your challenge :)


message 4: by Hayley (new)

Hayley Shaver | 161 comments Thanks. I updated the challenge a bit:
Women’s Challenge 2017
1900-1909 To Have and To Hold- Mary Johnston
1910-1919 The Rosary- Florence Barclay
1920-1929 Mrs. Dalloway- Virginia Woolf
1930-1939 Cimarron- Edna Ferber
1940-1949 Mrs. Miniver- Jan Struther
1950-1959 Joy Street- Frances Parkinson Keyes
1960-1969- With Love From Karen- Marie Killilea
1970-1979 Destiny's Passion- Lucy Cores
1980-1989 Princess Daisy- Judith Krantz
1990-1999 For all Their Lives- Fern Michaels


message 5: by Veronique (new)

Veronique | 1154 comments Interesting selection! Only know 2 - Woolf and Judith Krantz (read plenty of hers when I was a teenager) ;O)


message 6: by Hayley (new)

Hayley Shaver | 161 comments Jan. Update
Women’s Challenge 2017
1900-1909 To Have and To Hold- Mary Johnston and/or History of the Prophet Joseph by His Mother- Lucy Smith
1910-1919 The Rosary- Florence Barclay
1920-1929 Mrs. Dalloway- Virginia Woolf
1930-1939 Cimarron- Edna Ferber
1940-1949 Mrs. Miniver- Jan Struther
1950-1959 Pioneer Humor- International Society Daughters of Utah Pioneers*
1960-1969- With Love From Karen- Marie Killilea
1970-1979 Destiny's Passion- Lucy Cores
1980-1989 Princess Daisy- Judith Krantz*
1990-1999 For all Their Lives- Fern Michaels*
* is read
Some books have been changed from those originally planned.


message 7: by Pink (new)

Pink | 5491 comments I haven't heard of you changes either! Good luck with all your choices :)


message 8: by Hayley (new)

Hayley Shaver | 161 comments Thanks. Some books were not at hand and needed to be replaced, others were more interesting at the moment to me than those planned.


message 9: by Hayley (new)

Hayley Shaver | 161 comments Women’s Challenge 2017 October update
1799-1899 The Poetical Works of Elizabeth Barrett Browning Vol. 1*, A Conflict Ended-Mary Freeman *
1900-1909 The Pearl-Sophie Jewett(co-author to anonymous)*, Little Meg’s Children-Hesba Stretton*, The Scarlet Pimpernel- Emmuska Orczy*
1910-1919 Letters of a woman Homesteader- Elinore Pruitt Stewart* and The Girl from the Marsh Croft- Selma Lagerlof*
1920-1929 Mrs. Dalloway- Virginia Woolf* Peace on Earth, Good-will to Dogs- Eleanor Hallowell Abbott *
1930-1939-The World Turned Upside Down- CL Moore (contributor), Witch-Burning-Mary Elizabeth Counselman*
1940-1949 My Friend Flicka- Mary O’ Hara*, Ships at Work- Mary Elting*
1950-1959 Pioneer Humor- International Society Daughters of Utah Pioneers*,After the Funeral-Agatha Christie*
1960-1969- With Love From Karen- Marie Killilea*, Boys and Girls- Alice Munro*
1970-1979 Destiny's Passion- Lucy Cores*, The Crystal Cave-Mary Stewart*
1980-1989 Princess Daisy- Judith Krantz*, A Rare Benedictine- Ellis Peters*
1990-1999 For all Their Lives- Fern Michaels*, Berenstain’s A Book- Jan, Stan Berenstain*, The Rag Nymph- Catherine Cookson*

* is read
Some books have been changed from those originally planned.


message 10: by Pink (new)

Pink | 5491 comments Looks like you've been doing well. Any favourites?


message 11: by Hayley (new)

Hayley Shaver | 161 comments I loved My Friend Flicka. I also loved With Love from Karen and The Girl from the Marsh Croft, easily found on gutenberg.org for free (Gutenberg Project).


message 12: by Pink (new)

Pink | 5491 comments Thanks for replying, they're all new to me, I'll take a look at them :)


message 13: by Hayley (new)

Hayley Shaver | 161 comments you're welcome


message 14: by Hayley (new)

Hayley Shaver | 161 comments Women’s Challenge 2017-finished
1799-1899 The Poetical Works of Elizabeth Barrett Browning Vol. 1*, A Conflict Ended-Mary Freeman *
1900-1909 The Pearl-Sophie Jewett(co-author to anonymous)*, Little Meg’s Children-Hesba Stretton*, The Scarlet Pimpernel- Emmuska Orczy*
1910-1919 Letters of a woman Homesteader- Elinore Pruitt Stewart* and The Girl from the Marsh Croft- Selma Lagerlof*
1920-1929 Mrs. Dalloway- Virginia Woolf* Peace on Earth, Good-will to Dogs- Eleanor Hallowell Abbott *
1930-1939-The World Turned Upside Down- CL Moore (contributor),* Witch-Burning-Mary Elizabeth Counselman*
1940-1949 My Friend Flicka- Mary O’ Hara*, Ships at Work- Mary Elting*
1950-1959 Pioneer Humor- International Society Daughters of Utah Pioneers*,After the Funeral-Agatha Christie*
1960-1969- With Love From Karen- Marie Killilea*, Boys and Girls- Alice Munro*
1970-1979 Destiny's Passion- Lucy Cores*, The Crystal Cave-Mary Stewart*
1980-1989 Princess Daisy- Judith Krantz*, A Rare Benedictine- Ellis Peters*
1990-1999 For all Their Lives- Fern Michaels*, Berenstain’s A Book- Jan, Stan Berenstain*, The Rag Nymph- Catherine Cookson*

* is read


message 15: by Pink (new)

Pink | 5491 comments Well done!


message 16: by Hayley (new)

Hayley Shaver | 161 comments Thanks.


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