Clarksville Living Magazine — March 2025
The March 2025 issue of Clarksville Living Magazine marks National Women's History Month with a reading-list feature built around little-known stories of women throughout history.
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The lead feature opens on Eleanor Roosevelt's line that “well-behaved women rarely make history,” drawing from it a double meaning: the famous few made noise to earn their notoriety, while countless women's stories went untold because their history stayed quiet and invisible. March has been National Women's History Month only since 1987, when Congress passed a motion and presidents began issuing annual declarations.
The piece centers on historical-fiction writer Janis R. Daly, who in 2023 created “31 Titles for 31 Days” — a curated list of little-known stories about women, built on five criteria: the historical-fiction genre for its wide readership, women authors only, diversity in author background and publishing type, diversity in subject matter and setting, and Goodreads ratings. The lists draw on Daly's own research and suggestions from fellow authors, and the writer highlights several titles she has read personally, with synopses, encouraging readers to pick a few from the full 2025 list.
The rest of the issue turns to the community's spring calendar and the businesses, nonprofits and people shaping the season. Local history, food and photo coverage fill out the pages, and the Women's History Month theme carries through the issue's profiles.
It is a bookish, purpose-driven issue — using a single reading list to open a much larger conversation about whose stories get told, and inviting readers to fill in the gaps for themselves.
Table of Contents
- Women’s History Month (p. 5)
- Flower Arranging (p. 7)
- Clarksville Galentine’s Day (p. 8)
- Business After Hours (p. 10)
- L.O.S.S. Valentine’s Day (p. 14)
- Lunar New Year (p. 18)
- Veteran Business of the Month (p. 20)
- Comedy for Cops (p. 22)
- DIY Gardening (p. 24)
- Galentine’s Night Out (p. 28)
- Udon Noodle Stir Fry (p. 31)
- NEHS Robotics Competition (p. 32)
- Chelsey Brooke Cole (p. 34)
- Sips & Strolls (p. 36)
- Ranch Chicken & Potatoes (p. 38)
- Crockpot Pulled Pork (p. 38)
- People’s March (p. 42)
- Clarksville Outdoor Expo (p. 44)
- DAC Photo Expo (p. 47)
- Kyoto Ramen (p. 12)
- Natural Healing (p. 16)
- Tiny Thai Town (p. 25)
- Oodles of Noodles 39 Bella’s Closet (p. 30)
Regular departments
- Calendar (p. 45)