Someone else’s words, again, for your weekend reading. Written by Rebecca Solnit in April, I wish the essay had more circulation.

I value Solnit as a feminist thinker and writer; usually her pieces, which she seems to churn out by the minute, are tightly structured and argued with heady measure. This one seems like passion took over and the language erupts, at times almost like stream of thought. An interesting experience.

Rebecca Solnit: Unconscious Bias is Running for President

I’ll be back with more reports from the Exquisite Gorge project on Monday!

Music to day by another strong woman, Louise Farrenc (1804- 1875) Following her marriage, she interrupted her studies to play concerts with her husband, the flautist Aristide Farrenc. Despite her brilliance as a performer and composer, she was paid less than her male counterparts for nearly a decade. Only after the triumphant premiere of her Nonet for wind and strings – in which the violinist Joseph Joachim took part -did she demand and receive equal pay.

Photographs are from Portland State University’s Walk of the Heroines honoring women.