Happy 200th Birthday, Grimm's Fairy Tales!

[rich]

Can we salute the women who were the source for much of Grimm's
stories if I have my facts right.

sorry, in a very gynarchy mood this week

rich

On Thu, Dec 20, 2012 at 9:31 AM, Dave Monroe <against.the.dave at gmail.com> wrote:
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grimms'_Fairy_Tales
>
> http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/google/google-doodle/9757395/Grimms-Fairy-Tales-Google-Doodle-celebrates-Little-Red-Riding-Hood.html
>
> Grimm, the Brothers
>
> 74; Brothers Jacob Grimm (1785-1863) and Wilhelm Grimm (1786-1859) are
> known for their collections of folk songs and folktales, especially
> Kinder- und Hausmärchen ("Child and Family Fairy Tales," aka "Grimm's
> Fairy Tales") (1812-22), which formed a foundation for the science of
> comparative folklore. Apparently, Jacob Grimm's large work Teutonic
> Mythology provided source material for Gravity's Rainbow.
>
> http://www.thomaspynchon.com/gravitys-rainbow/alpha/g.html