Jasminka Griffin, Author at Women Writers, Women's Books http://booksbywomen.org/author/jasminka-griffin/ Sat, 08 Mar 2014 11:25:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.3 39938774 IWD2014: Inspirational Women, May You Continue To Shine https://booksbywomen.org/inspirational-women-may-continue-shine/ https://booksbywomen.org/inspirational-women-may-continue-shine/#comments Sat, 08 Mar 2014 11:24:34 +0000 http://booksbywomenorg.netfirms.com/?p=11092 Her father never sent her to school. She was seventeen years old when her uncle taught her how to read and write, and basic sums. Married at the age of nineteen. Husband went away to do a military service shortly after; couldn’t even get leave from the Army when their first child was born. She […]

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