Welcome to IHS’s Great Pride Giveaway!
June is a special month for us at IHS Headquarters because it’s Pride season. Which means rainbows galore! That makes us truly happy because one of our missions in life is to spread rainbows and to show our pride every single day.
PRIDE PHOTO
TB and Miranda had a special photo shoot at Miranda’s parents’ house to snap many Pride photos like this one:
To celebrate the release of Book Lovers, which features a Jane Austen ball, Miranda put TB in a Regency Era outfit. TB didn’t like all the buttons and to complicate matters, the suspenders attach to the top buttons. TB is convinced a lot of people peed their pants because they couldn’t get out in time! FYI, Miranda is wearing a Ren Faire dress.
Come back each day in June to see a new photo.
GREAT PRIDE EBOOK GIVEAWAY
We asked authors to donate eBooks for a massive giveaway and wowzers, so many authors are taking part. Every day in June, there will be a new eBook giveaway. So not only will you see another pride photo, but you can enter to win loads of eBooks!
A few things about the giveaway. They’re open internationally. Authors will be responsible for delivering the eBooks. You WILL NOT be signed up to anyone’s newsletter when you enter.
Today’s giveaway has 45 books involved. One winner will be selected on June 3. That’s right. One lucky reader will get 45 books!
QUEER TRIVIA
Before we get to all the wonderful books involved in today’s giveaway, we want to share some queer trivia. It’s the former historian and teacher that compels TB to pull together the daily trivia. So many amazing and brave people in history paved the way for the rest of us. The fight isn’t over, but while we keep showing up it’s important to remember those who came before us.
Here’s today’s trivia:
Did you know that it’s likely the second female Nobel Peace Prize winner was a lesbian? Surprising, isn’t it? Unfortunately, she passed away just three days after receiving the honor in 1931.
Born on September 6, 1860, in Cedarville, Illinois, she was the youngest of eight children in a well-off northern Illinois family of English-American heritage, with roots tracing back to colonial Pennsylvania. In 1863, when she was just two years old, her mother died while pregnant with her ninth child. After that, she was primarily raised by her older sisters. By the time she turned eight, she had already lost four siblings—three in infancy and one at age 16.
As a child, she dreamed of making a meaningful impact in the world. A passionate reader, she developed an interest in the plight of the poor through her reading of Charles Dickens. She attended Rockford, becoming part of the first wave of U.S. women to receive a college education. Thriving in this all-women environment, she excelled by editing the college newspaper, serving as valedictorian, participating in the debate club, and leading the class of 1881.
She was a pioneering leader in the history of social work and women’s suffrage. In 1889, she co-founded Hull House in Chicago, Illinois, one of America’s most renowned settlement houses, offering vital social services to poor, predominantly immigrant families. A “radical pragmatist” by philosophy, she is considered by many to be the first female public philosopher in the United States. During the Progressive Era, when figures like Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson identified as reformers and could be seen as social activists, she stood out as one of the most prominent reformers of her time.
Throughout her life, she maintained enduring romantic relationships with women, notably with Mary Rozet Smith, her co-founder at Hull House. She referred to their 30-year bond as a “marriage,” indicating a deep emotional connection. While the nature of their relationship remains uncertain in terms of sexual involvement, their emotional commitment was evident, even if they didn’t identify as “lesbians” in the contemporary sense of the term.
Can you name the Nobel Peace Prize winner? The answer can be found below all the books.
TODAY’S ENTRY FORM:
NOW FOR ALL THE BOOKS IN THE GIVEAWAY
Don’t forget to scroll to the bottom for today’s trivia answer!
