Born: Aug. 13, 1949 Spouse: Married to Jim Russell, for 24 years. Jim is principal of Del Mar High School in San Jose, Calif. He ran for California State Assembly in a purely grass roots campaign (read: no money) and lost, but it was fascinating to go through the process. Pets: ...
Admittedly, Christine de Pizan (1364-1430) is an interesting figure: born in Italy, she moved with her family to France, had three children, suffered through the deaths of her husband and father within three years of each other, and later supported h...