Celebrating Women's Influence in the Inklings' Legacy
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### Quotes for Outreach
1. "Owen was quite the dancer. And she was a very accomplished woman too. During World War I. She was a senior female officer. In the armed forces of the British Empire. Commander in the Royal Navy. Which is the highest rank. Permitted by her gender. And social class. So not a woman. Who is sitting idly by during the war. She is contributing to the war effort. In any way she can. And she's also. The instigator of the Rosalind concert party. Which contributed to the revival. Of West Country folk music." [13:10]
2. "If you ever take a trip there. And I've also included a picture of Diggory and his mother. Because like most people I really do believe that Flora's death was one of the inspirations for that scene in The Magician's Nephew. Where the fruit is brought back from Narnia to help heal his mother." [06:52]
3. "So let's first talk about Flora Lewis. Again, she was the mother of C.S. Lewis. Was one of the first women to garner any kind of academic accomplishments from Queens University. Many of her firsts include logic, algebra, many left brain things, and mathematics. She actually took the test several times in many different areas. Including even music and French. And she always scored very well. As a matter of fact, some of her accomplishments have been noted in various publications. That are not associated with her. Not just Flora Lewis or the Inklings. But are associated with Queens University. That state that Flora is one of the pioneers of females attending the university." [05:29]
4. "So we're looking at his female. He says that she's the best half of creation. That she's the epitome. That she's sweet. And maid. Big M maid. And big W wife. So there are these ideals. Of the woman. Sort of ideals of the woman. And mixed too. With some. You'll see if you read more of Pat Moore's work. Mixed very strongly. With spiritual imagery." [22:14]
5. "And you are introduced. To new philosophical ideas. But those are actually called. Christina dreams. We can present papers. And so I'll be talking about. The Christina dreams. And how those impacted the. Another quick. Speaking of women. Another quick. Individual I wanted to mention. Was Coventry Patmore. Both Lewis and Williams. Talk about Coventry Patmore." [20:14]
### Quotes for Members
1. "Joy was C.S. Lewis's wife. She was an accomplished poet. And was writing for a communist newspaper for a while in America while she was still married here. She was basically, I consider her the midwife of Tulia Faces. And her feedback and her editorial prowess is evident in a lot of C.S. Lewis's later work once they got together. I think she also helped him with Surprised by Joy. course, she inspired A Grief Observed, which is a beautiful, beautiful piece of work." [01:26]
2. "So what does that say about. You know. His perspective of leadership. Nothing really. About female leadership. Because Queen Oriole as a character. Is becoming better. That whole last scene. Where she's in court. Right. And she's having to give. A statement. About everything that she's been. And everything she's done. That's the moment where. She can rip the mask off. Of that old and poignant scene. In that story. And it has nothing to do with. The fact that she's female. But that she's human. And that all humans struggle with. Their own insecurities." [29:14]
3. "I would actually argue. That the Inglings. Were not misogynistic at all. They maintained fruitful relationships. With many women. Including wives. Colleagues. Many women in and out of Oxford. Who were influential. Inspirational. And contributed a lot to the culture. They also crafted interesting and innovative portraits. Of women in fiction. The Lord of the Rings being. That it is a foundational. Fantasy text. For so many other stories. And yet the women. In this. In there is portrayed as strong. Independent. Again Eowyn is just. Eowyn is one of my favorite. Female characters ever. In all literature. Because of her strength. And her drive. And her duty for Rohan." [41:15]
4. "So let's talk really quickly about. Some of the women. In. The Inklings works. I don't have time to go through. All of those. That would be a really long long. Long lecture. Grab us Snickers. But we're going to talk briefly about. Some of the women. Especially in Narnia. And Lord of the Rings. So of course you've got the two queens. Of Narnia. Lucy and Susan. Susan often presents an issue. For some folks because. She just chooses not to go to Narnia. Right? By her nylon. Me personally. My interpretation. Which again you can read on the blog. If you want to read more about it. Really is the fact that. She is growing up. She's. She's lost the Christina dream. Right? She feels that she's grown up. Or she's grown out of it. And she's yet to understand it though. And she still has an opportunity. To go to Narnia." [23:14]
5. "And she was a mystic. A Christian mystic. And it's interesting. That because she and Charles Williams. Had a lot in common. On the mysticism. End of it. And she was. She became famous for writing a whole lot about. Spirituality and mysticism. From a Christian perspective. And world view. But not necessarily from. From the. Perspective of orthodox religion. Just mysticism. So it's really interesting stuff. And I advise you to pick it up. If you have time. And read her. Because she was very influential. On Charles Williams." [17:42]
6. "And she was. She became famous for writing a whole lot about. Spirituality and mysticism. From a Christian perspective. And world view. But not necessarily from. From the. Perspective of orthodox religion. Just mysticism. So it's really interesting stuff. And I advise you to pick it up. If you have time. And read her. Because she was very influential. On Charles Williams." [18:14]
7. "And you are introduced. To new philosophical ideas. But those are actually called. Christina dreams. We can present papers. And so I'll be talking about. The Christina dreams. And how those impacted the. Another quick. Speaking of women. Another quick. Individual I wanted to mention. Was Coventry Patmore. Both Lewis and Williams. Talk about Coventry Patmore." [20:14]
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1. "Owen was quite the dancer. And she was a very accomplished woman too. During World War I. She was a senior female officer. In the armed forces of the British Empire. Commander in the Royal Navy. Which is the highest rank. Permitted by her gender. And social class. So not a woman. Who is sitting idly by during the war. She is contributing to the war effort. In any way she can. And she's also. The instigator of the Rosalind concert party. Which contributed to the revival. Of West Country folk music." [13:10]
2. "If you ever take a trip there. And I've also included a picture of Diggory and his mother. Because like most people I really do believe that Flora's death was one of the inspirations for that scene in The Magician's Nephew. Where the fruit is brought back from Narnia to help heal his mother." [06:52]
3. "So let's first talk about Flora Lewis. Again, she was the mother of C.S. Lewis. Was one of the first women to garner any kind of academic accomplishments from Queens University. Many of her firsts include logic, algebra, many left brain things, and mathematics. She actually took the test several times in many different areas. Including even music and French. And she always scored very well. As a matter of fact, some of her accomplishments have been noted in various publications. That are not associated with her. Not just Flora Lewis or the Inklings. But are associated with Queens University. That state that Flora is one of the pioneers of females attending the university." [05:29]
4. "So we're looking at his female. He says that she's the best half of creation. That she's the epitome. That she's sweet. And maid. Big M maid. And big W wife. So there are these ideals. Of the woman. Sort of ideals of the woman. And mixed too. With some. You'll see if you read more of Pat Moore's work. Mixed very strongly. With spiritual imagery." [22:14]
5. "And you are introduced. To new philosophical ideas. But those are actually called. Christina dreams. We can present papers. And so I'll be talking about. The Christina dreams. And how those impacted the. Another quick. Speaking of women. Another quick. Individual I wanted to mention. Was Coventry Patmore. Both Lewis and Williams. Talk about Coventry Patmore." [20:14]
### Quotes for Members
1. "Joy was C.S. Lewis's wife. She was an accomplished poet. And was writing for a communist newspaper for a while in America while she was still married here. She was basically, I consider her the midwife of Tulia Faces. And her feedback and her editorial prowess is evident in a lot of C.S. Lewis's later work once they got together. I think she also helped him with Surprised by Joy. course, she inspired A Grief Observed, which is a beautiful, beautiful piece of work." [01:26]
2. "So what does that say about. You know. His perspective of leadership. Nothing really. About female leadership. Because Queen Oriole as a character. Is becoming better. That whole last scene. Where she's in court. Right. And she's having to give. A statement. About everything that she's been. And everything she's done. That's the moment where. She can rip the mask off. Of that old and poignant scene. In that story. And it has nothing to do with. The fact that she's female. But that she's human. And that all humans struggle with. Their own insecurities." [29:14]
3. "I would actually argue. That the Inglings. Were not misogynistic at all. They maintained fruitful relationships. With many women. Including wives. Colleagues. Many women in and out of Oxford. Who were influential. Inspirational. And contributed a lot to the culture. They also crafted interesting and innovative portraits. Of women in fiction. The Lord of the Rings being. That it is a foundational. Fantasy text. For so many other stories. And yet the women. In this. In there is portrayed as strong. Independent. Again Eowyn is just. Eowyn is one of my favorite. Female characters ever. In all literature. Because of her strength. And her drive. And her duty for Rohan." [41:15]
4. "So let's talk really quickly about. Some of the women. In. The Inklings works. I don't have time to go through. All of those. That would be a really long long. Long lecture. Grab us Snickers. But we're going to talk briefly about. Some of the women. Especially in Narnia. And Lord of the Rings. So of course you've got the two queens. Of Narnia. Lucy and Susan. Susan often presents an issue. For some folks because. She just chooses not to go to Narnia. Right? By her nylon. Me personally. My interpretation. Which again you can read on the blog. If you want to read more about it. Really is the fact that. She is growing up. She's. She's lost the Christina dream. Right? She feels that she's grown up. Or she's grown out of it. And she's yet to understand it though. And she still has an opportunity. To go to Narnia." [23:14]
5. "And she was a mystic. A Christian mystic. And it's interesting. That because she and Charles Williams. Had a lot in common. On the mysticism. End of it. And she was. She became famous for writing a whole lot about. Spirituality and mysticism. From a Christian perspective. And world view. But not necessarily from. From the. Perspective of orthodox religion. Just mysticism. So it's really interesting stuff. And I advise you to pick it up. If you have time. And read her. Because she was very influential. On Charles Williams." [17:42]
6. "And she was. She became famous for writing a whole lot about. Spirituality and mysticism. From a Christian perspective. And world view. But not necessarily from. From the. Perspective of orthodox religion. Just mysticism. So it's really interesting stuff. And I advise you to pick it up. If you have time. And read her. Because she was very influential. On Charles Williams." [18:14]
7. "And you are introduced. To new philosophical ideas. But those are actually called. Christina dreams. We can present papers. And so I'll be talking about. The Christina dreams. And how those impacted the. Another quick. Speaking of women. Another quick. Individual I wanted to mention. Was Coventry Patmore. Both Lewis and Williams. Talk about Coventry Patmore." [20:14]
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