"I haven't been in such a rage for a long time, but where does one dump one's rage?" ~Martha #Gellhorn, letter to #EleanorRoosevelt #WomensHistoryMonth
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“The process of history repeating itself becomes pretty untenable when only men make history (and cretinous men at that).” ~Martha #Gellhorn
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Perplexed that a link to this piece that I wrote for #HistoryNet several years ago ended up in my inbox this AM.
It's a good primer about #Gellhorn, nevertheless. @pstnyc.bsky.social #WomensHistoryMonth historynet.com/martha-gellh...
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"Politics is bad enough in any shape; but it shouldn’t get around to manhandling the destitute." ~Martha #Gellhorn, 1935 letter
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"I wish I could see you, but you wouldn't like me much. I've gone angry to the bone." ~Martha #Gellhorn, 1939 letter to #EleanorRoosevelt
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"I wish I could see you, but you wouldn't like me much. I've gone angry to the bone." ~Martha #Gellhorn, letter to #EleanorRoosevelt
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"I haven't been in such a rage in a long time. But, where does one dump one's rage?" ~Martha #Gellhorn (d. 15 Feb 1998 #OTD), letter to #EleanorRoosevelt
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Remembering the singular, indefatigable, ardent anti-fascist Martha #Gellhorn (d. 15 Feb 1998).
Her words, many of them written in the 1930s/1940s, apply to this terrible time in 2026.
#ReadWomen #WomensHistory #WarCorrespondent #WritingLife @prhaudio.bsky.social
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“The process of history repeating itself becomes pretty untenable when only men make history (and cretinous men at that).” ~Martha #Gellhorn, 1937 letter
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“I wish I could see you. But you wouldn’t like me much. I have gone angry to the bone.” ~Martha #Gellhorn, 1938 letter to Eleanor Roosevelt
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"The state that the world is in would not suggest the most competent people were running it." ~Martha #Gellhorn
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"I haven't been in such a rage in a long time. But, where does one dump one's rage?" ~Martha #Gellhorn, letter to Eleanor Roosevelt
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'If nobody puts it down ON THE RECORD anywhere, then the monsters win totally. It must be some place on the record, because otherwise they can get by with anything." ~Martha #Gellhorn, an ardent, lifelong anti-fascist
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If nobody puts it down ON THE RECORD anywhere, then the monsters win totally. It must be some place on the record, because otherwise they can get by with anything. ~Martha #Gellhorn, an ardent anti-fascist
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"The Big Lie, always delivered in a prolonged scream, was a winning Hitlerian tactic, usefully adapted by all kinds of governments since."~Martha #Gellhorn
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There will always be people fighting like hell to keep it from being unbearably worse. ~Martha #Gellhorn
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"If democracy is good, it must depend on the constant concern of the citizens." ~Martha #Gellhorn, 1939 letter to Eleanor Roosevelt
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“The process of history repeating itself becomes pretty untenable when only men make history (and cretinous men at that).” ~Martha #Gellhorn, 1937 letter
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“If a writer has any guts he should write all the time, and the lousier the world the harder a writer should work. For if he can do nothing positive to make the world more livable and less cruel and stupid, he can at least record truly.” ~Martha #Gellhorn, 1941 letter to Max Perkins #OnWriting
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I cannot decide which is worse, the moral imbecility or the mindless lack of imagination. ~Martha #Gellhorn
Timeless words.
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"It seems to me that art, great and small, is similar in one respect: it is an affirmation. It is a statement of hope." ~Martha #Gellhorn, letter to Leonard Bernstein
Paint, write, compose, dance.
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“The process of history repeating itself becomes pretty untenable when only men make history (and cretinous men at that).” ~Martha #Gellhorn, 1937
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All governments are bad and some are worse. But they’d be even worse if citizens didn’t keep their eye on. It’s a citizen’s job to make a fuss, to complain, to protest. The price of freedom is eternal vigilance. ~Martha #Gellhorn
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"Politics is bad enough in any shape; but it shouldn’t get around to manhandling the destitute." ~Martha #Gellhorn, 1935 letter to Harry Hopkins
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"I cannot decide which is worse, the moral imbecility or the mindless lack of imagination." ~Martha #Gellhorn
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The fearless, indefatigable, singular MARTHA #GELLHORN was #BOTD in St. Louis. (b. 8 Nov 1908)
I wrote a book about her.
@prhaudio.bsky.social
Ask for it at your library or treat yourself to a copy & learn more about how timeless her words are:
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/679091...
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"The state that the world is in would not suggest the most competent people were running it." ~Martha #Gellhorn
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"The Big Lie, always delivered in a prolonged scream, was a winning Hitlerian tactic, usefully adapted by all kinds of governments since." ~Martha #Gellhorn
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“If a writer has any guts he should write all the time, and the lousier the world the harder a writer should work." ~Martha #Gellhorn, 1941 letter
True then.
True now, as fascism has risen up yet again.
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"There will always be people fighting like hell to keep it from being unbearably worse." ~Martha #Gellhorn
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