Sarah Zach
Bio
Reader turned writer
Stories (2/0)
The Reinvention of Female Identity
In true Kiwi fashion, New Zealand was the first to grant female suffrage in 1883. The Commonwealth Franchise Act 1902 enabled Australian women over 21 to vote in federal elections. Switzerland, surprisingly, was one of the last European nations to allow women’s suffrage in 1971. In 2015, Saudi Arabia was one of the last nations in the world to grant women the vote.
By Sarah Zach3 years ago in Viva
Filling the Gap
Writing always terrified me—a treacherous, possibly impossible mountain looming before me. Which seemed strange, especially since I had been reading since before I could tie my own shoelaces. Reading offered the shy, lanky, socially awkward new-girl an escape from the side effects of my father’s job. When I was reading, I didn’t have to worry about making a whole new bunch of friends every few months or explain why I couldn’t make it to that birthday party or make false promises of BFFs forever. Harry didn’t care. Neither did Matilda or James or Anne or Peter or Katniss or Percy or Clary.
By Sarah Zach3 years ago in Fiction