Who was the deaf American cardiologist who learned to communicate with her patients via lip-reading, and who advocated against the use of the drug thalidomide, which was found to cause severe birth defects? Dr. Helen Brooke Taussig (1898-1986) #Women #WomenInHistory

How to Become an Entrepreneur With No Money or Experience | @Hubstpot ow.ly/nlO550SQjtk "Tips on starting a business, and then growing, developing, funding, and incorporating it, as well as finding support along the way." #Entrepreneur #Success

"I have learned you are never too small to make a difference." ~ Greta Thunberg #SocialChange #LifeLessons

“I would like to be remembered as a person who wanted to be free… so other people would also be free.” ~ Rosa Parks #Women #History #Equality

Six Short, Accessible Books to Get You Started in Russian Literature | by Andrew D. Kaufman ✍️ buff.ly/3L33Ju3 “People who haven’t read much Russian literature probably have at least one preconceived notion of the genre: they can expect a long book.” #AmReading #Books

via Andrew D. Kaufman ✍️ "Dostoyevsky’s CRIME AND PUNISHMENT, which is considered one of #Dostoevsky's most significant works, certainly deserves to be on this list." 13 books everyone should read and why — as voted by you | Big Think buff.ly/2WrGW1e #Books #AmReading

Accursed Questions: Why Russian Lit Matters featuring @AndrewDKaufman, Ph.D. ow.ly/1ZWj50STbB7 by @JoelJMiller via What has always drawn me to Russian literature in a deep and personal way with what the Russians call the “accursed questions...” #authors

The Art of Swimming in the Great Sea of Sadness | Andrew D. Kaufman ✍️ ow.ly/yQlY50Qc4mx “This time of year is tainted for me. On the day after Thanksgiving in 2018, my father died from a sudden fall while our extended family was vacationing together.” #Grief #Love

Empowerment Over Violence: A Compassionate Way for Lasting Social Change | Andrew D. Kaufman ✍️ buff.ly/3UrKXAq "We need a different kind of knowledge that allows us to see people, places, and things without judgment or violence." #Empowerment #Compassion

via @AndrewDKaufman, Ph.D. “Your worst sin is that you have destroyed and betrayed yourself for nothing.” ― Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Crime and Punishment #QOTD #Dostoyevsky #Quotes

Empowerment Over Violence: A Compassionate Way for Lasting Social Change, by @AndrewDKaufman, buff.ly/3UrKXAq "We need a different kind of knowledge that allows us to see people, places, and things without judgment or violence." #Empowerment #Protest

via @AndrewDKaufman Most Americans support gender equality, even if they don’t identify as feminists | Pew Research Center ow.ly/jqXB50S0COg “Many of the values of the feminist movement have been accepted… even among Americans who don’t identify as feminists.” #Women #Feminism

“A riveting tale: a true literary love story that defies and compels the imagination at once... A fine & formidable book.” The Gambler Wife: A True Story of Love, Risk, and the Woman Who Saved Dostoyevsky | by Andrew D. Kaufman ✍️ buff.ly/3gcGi11 #Book #Biography #Nonfiction

The Critical Importance Of Celebrating The Indomitable Immigrant Spirit | @AndrewDKaufman buff.ly/48tLbvU "There is a line from Leviticus that Jews repeat each year at Passover: The stranger who resides with you shall be to you as one of your own citizens.” #MondayBlogs

Empowerment Over Violence: A Compassionate Way for Lasting Social Change | Andrew D. Kaufman ✍️ Ph.D. buff.ly/3UrKXAq "We need a different kind of knowledge that allows us to see people, places, & things without judgment or violence." #MondayBlogs #Protest #SocialChange

Give Change A Chance: How To Grow From Life's Challenges | Andrew D. Kaufman ✍️ Ph.D. buff.ly/3Zq0TFD "Teaching in prison has once again become new for me; #Dostoyevsky’s novel, utterly fresh. I’m becoming a different kind of teacher." #MondayBlogs #Books

The Art of Swimming in the Great Sea of Sadness | by @andrewdKaufman buff.ly/3WkbKkw "This time of year is tainted for me. On the day after Thanksgiving 2018, my father died from a sudden fall while our extended family was vacationing together." #Love #Family #Loss

“A riveting tale: a true literary love story that defies and compels the imagination at once... A fine & formidable book.” The Gambler Wife: A True Story of Love, Risk, & the Woman Who Saved Dostoyevsky | Andrew D. Kaufman ✍️ geni.us/GamblerWife #Women #Biography #Nonfiction

Who was born Sophie Friederike Auguste von Anhalt-Zerbst, had her name changed when she married her cousin, who became an enlightened ruler after deposing her husband, becoming Russia’s longest-ruling female leader? Catherine the Great (1729-1796) #WomenInHistory #Women

Give Change A Chance: How To Grow From Life's Challenges | Andrew D. Kaufman ✍️ Ph.D. buff.ly/3Zq0TFD "Teaching in prison has once again become new for me; #Dostoyevsky’s novel, utterly fresh. I’m becoming a different kind of teacher." #Education #Prison #Books