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Fairytales didn't begin with the Brothers Grimm. Long before Jacob and Wilhelm published their famous stories, women were the ones collecting, telling, and preserving these dark, magical tales. In this video, I discuss the forgotten female storytellers behind the Grimms’ success — the young women, spinners, and wise women whose voices were written out of history.
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The Fairy Tellers, Jubber, 2022: amzn.to/3TIDPzu
From Beast to the Blonde, Marina Warner, 1994: amzn.to/3ZKoXnQ
Clever Minds, The Secret History of the Grimm Fairy Tales. Valerie Paradiž: amzn.to/4ljzVZN
One Fairytale too Many, 1985. John Ellis: amzn.to/4k7kjHM
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Hey there, I’m Cinzia DuBois On this channel, I talk about dark and ancient history, literature and folklore.
❗️DISCLAIMER
I'm very dyslexic, so I apologise for any mispronunciations that occur when I'm reading scripts for videos. Additionally, whilst flattered, I'm only a PhD student and not a professional educator. As such, I would advise against ever citing my videos or using them as an academic resource: please instead cite references for papers I list in the description box.
Head to squarespace.com/ladyofthelibrary to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code LADYOFTHELIBRARY
Fairytales didn't begin with the Brothers Grimm. Long before Jacob and Wilhelm published their famous stories, women were the ones collecting, telling, and preserving these dark, magical tales. In this video, I discuss the forgotten female storytellers behind the Grimms’ success — the young women, spinners, and wise women whose voices were written out of history.
🔗 Sources and references below. (affiliate links included)
The Fairy Tellers, Jubber, 2022: amzn.to/3TIDPzu
From Beast to the Blonde, Marina Warner, 1994: amzn.to/3ZKoXnQ
Clever Minds, The Secret History of the Grimm Fairy Tales. Valerie Paradiž: amzn.to/4ljzVZN
One Fairytale too Many, 1985. John Ellis: amzn.to/4k7kjHM
GET MORE FROM ME:
✨ Support me on Patreon: patreon.com/Cinzia
💌 Sign up for my newsletter: substack.com/@cinziadubois
🎥 Nerdy Self-Help Channel: @TheAnnotatedMind
🎙️The Annotated Mind Podcast: tinyurl.com/mr3k4w4m
➡️🎙️Listen to The Annotated Mind on YouTube: tinyurl.com/2rxpjsdv
📩 Video Request form: https://forms.gle/zF6HjhJGZPR2hVx69
🌍 My website/blog: ladyofthelibrary.com
SOCIALS:
📚 Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/6341226-c-dubois
WHO AM I?
Hey there, I’m Cinzia DuBois On this channel, I talk about dark and ancient history, literature and folklore.
❗️DISCLAIMER
I'm very dyslexic, so I apologise for any mispronunciations that occur when I'm reading scripts for videos. Additionally, whilst flattered, I'm only a PhD student and not a professional educator. As such, I would advise against ever citing my videos or using them as an academic resource: please instead cite references for papers I list in the description box.
