Monthly Archives: May 2020

A Woman’s Place

Education for the women of the Victorian era was intended solely for the purpose of reinforcing their role as a wife and mother. While the Education Act of 1870 made elementary education for both sexes compulsory, it did little to help women develop intellectually. They were taught the basics or … Read More

Zoom

Whoa, zoom, I’d like to fly far away from here… — The Commodores, with Lionel Richie My immediate family is spread out across the country, and this pandemic time has strained the fabric of our connectiveness. Where we used to impulsively announce a family gathering in, say, Forest Hills, Maryland … Read More

Daytona Beach, Henry Ford, John Dillinger and Bonnie & Clyde

Like all Americans, COVID-19 is affecting my life and adjusting my normal routine. For more than a quarter century, the Hunter family has ventured down to Daytona Beach, Florida every spring  for an annual getaway. Well, that vacay was cancelled this year. The seriousness of this pandemic far outweighs a … Read More

Weekly View Offers Short Term Subscriptions, Advertising, GoFund Me

  With libraries, restaurants, and many other places closed in Indianapolis, and slowly opening in other areas, the Weekly View may be hard to find. You can make it easy by taking out a subscription! That way you are guaranteed a paper every week, and you help support our small, … Read More