by Ellen Snortland | Aug 11, 2019 | Women's History
From August 1 – 31, I am honored to display my Women’s suffrage collection at the Pasadena Central Library, in the main display cases. It’s the perfect setting for my accumulation of U.S. women’s suffrage books, artifacts, and ephemera. Click the title above to see the interactive online guide that accompanies the display; there are also links to photos and a downloadable PDF version!
by Ellen Snortland | Jul 13, 2019 | Beauty Bites Beast
NOTE: “Thwop,” the verb I created, did not go viral when I first wrote this essay for my book Beauty Bites Beast in the early to mid-90s. Now it’s 2019 and … Plus les choses changent, plus elles restent la même. (The more things change, the more they stay the same.)...
by Ellen Snortland | Jul 1, 2019 | Columns
NOTE: This article originally ran in the May 11, 2018 issue of the Pasadena Weekly. Ellen is now the recipient of the LA Press Club’s award for “Best Columnist — Daily/Weekly Newspapers” in her category via this submission. The Judges’ comment: “A deeply personal...
by Ellen Snortland | Feb 3, 2017 | Beauty Bites Beast
“We’re going to Pakistan to screen Beauty Bites Beast!” I told my sister. There was silence and then she replied, “Aren’t you nervous about going there?” I said, “I suppose Pakistanis would be nervous coming here, too. So yes… but I’m more nervous about making a fool...
