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1903 portrait of Mary MacLane. Mary is seated, gazing directly at the camera with a confident, almost defiant expression. She wears dark, modest attire typical of the early 20th century, likely a high-collared blouse or dress, which contrasts with her <br />bold persona. The simplicity of her clothing draws more attention to her facial expression and eyes. Her hair is pulled back in a neat and simple style, again emphasizing her face and expression rather than ornamentation. <br />https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mary_Maclane_in_1903.jpg

2025-04-24 15:53:42

gutenberg_org@mastodon.social

“I Am Making the World My Confessor”: Mary MacLane, the Wild Woman from Butte

By Hunter Dukes

In 1902, a woman named Mary MacLane from Butte, Montana, became an international sensation after publishing a scandalous journal recording life at the age of 19. Rereading this often-forgotten debut, Hunter Dukes finds a voice that hungers for worldly experience, brims with bisexual longing, and rages against the injustices of youth.

https://publicdomainreview.org/essay/i-am-making-the-world-my-confessor/?utm_source=newsletter

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2025-04-24 22:15:18

sk@utsukta.org

@Eric Hellman We were discussing how the new "Read Now" button has been un-intuitive for those of us used to the old "Read the html" option. The UI is working fine but I suggested to make the "Read Now" a bit descriptive, something like "Read html version here" or similar. Out of habit I tend to associate any buttons with exclamation marks as malware related or advertisements.

2025-04-24 22:24:07

Eric Hellman

gluejar@tilde.zone

@sk I see. The most recent change was made to make the site more usable on small screens such as smartphones. The longer descriptions, like “read HTML here” didn't fit or shrunk to a hard-to-read size.

2025-04-25 01:57:54

Eric Hellman

gluejar@tilde.zone

@sk another comment made me realize what you mean. So many “free” ebook sites have big DOWNLOAD buttons that lead to some subscription megadownload site.