Isabella Marie Boyd (Belle Boyd)

Isabella Marie Boyd May 9, 1844 – June 11, 1900 I was born in Martinsburg Virginia, the eldest child of Benjamin Reed and Mary Rebe...

Franca Viola and the battle against La Fuitina

In Sicily, there was a romantic practice called La Fuitina . Young couples in love would secretly run away from home to be together. They...

Marie de Vicy-Chamrond, Marquise du Deffand

Marie de Vichy-Chamrond, Marquise du Deffand was born in 1697 at Chateau of Chamrond, Burgundy, France. The Marquise du Deffand is best kn...
 

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