I'm looking for a nonfiction biography or history book that covers the life of Gracia Mendes Nasi, also known as Beatriz or Beatrice de Luna Miques, a Portuguese Jewish philanthropist and businesswoman in the sixteenth century.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by gentlyepigrams at 10:44 PM on November 18, 2024 (2 comments)

I saw an exhibit on the Impressionists and their immediate artistic successors (e.g., the Nabis) this weekend. It occurred to me that while I've read some basic books on the Impressionists, like Ross King on the decade leading up to Impressionism's birth, I have not read any books on the women Impressionists: Cassat and Morisot for sure, but there was at least one other woman whose paintings appeared in this exhibit. I'd like to fill my TBR for next year with books by and about women, so this seems like a good subject for books.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by gentlyepigrams at 8:57 PM on November 2, 2024 (6 comments)

I'm looking to add a few belts to my wardrobe but I'm having a lot of trouble finding something I'd wear. I have a 41" waist so I'm too large for a lot of women's standard size belts. Requirements under the fold.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by gentlyepigrams at 1:00 PM on November 29, 2023 (5 comments)

We have a roughly ten-year old sofa that has been in the "parlor" and used primarily by cats who sit on the back and look out the windows for the last four years. We're ready to move this sofa or a replacement into the den/regular living space as part of a redecoration/overhaul and need to decide what to do.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by gentlyepigrams at 12:22 PM on July 5, 2023 (11 comments)

My husband needs socks and I am the online researcher. Please help me come up with socks that meet his requirements and will fit his large, wide (13 1/2 extra-wide) feet!
posted to Ask MetaFilter by gentlyepigrams at 6:29 PM on July 3, 2023 (9 comments)

My husband's mother is very ill and we're unfortunately expecting a funeral in the next few months. My husband is in software and has been WFH for years; the last time he had to wear a suit was to my mother's funeral, which was almost five years ago. We had to buy the suit last-minute and have it tailored to fit and we don't want to repeat that experience. My husband's lost a lot of weight so he doesn't have anything in his wardrobe that will fit without extensive alteration.
posted to Ask MetaFilter by gentlyepigrams at 2:35 PM on November 29, 2022 (11 comments)