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April’s post is live! I analyzed two copies of “The Psychic Phenomenon of Love”, and guess what I learned…

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Sonia's autobiography, Two Hearts That Beat as One, is now in Goodreads! Be sure to add it to be TBR list! 💜

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A century ago, Sonia said, “I do”.

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Laya Machat-Smyth (Revisited)

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A little birdie told me that Sonia’s autobiography has been sent to the printers and is underway! 💜

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Remembering Sonia H. Davis: A Year in Review

I was always under the assumption this photo was taken around 1949, but upon closer inspection of the note alongside the picture, Sonia wrote: SHD 63 years old. This photo was actually taken in 1946. Source: John Hay Library, Providence, R.I. So here I am an old, decrepit woman, but I’m not waiting to die. That will come soon enough. Sonia to Sidney Moseson, his wife Florence, and daughter…

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I've finally had the chance to begin drafting this month's post. It will be a "year in review" kind of post. Instead of publishing it this coming Tuesday, the post will go live on Tuesday, December 26—the 51st anniversary of Sonia's death.

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Sonia's story wouldn't be complete without learning about the woman who taught her millinery.

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I had a little fun with an AI photo app 🖤

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Was Sonia named Sophia at some point? When did she changed her name to the short form then?

In the 1900 census, I believe, she was wrongly named as “Serena”. When she arrived in America she still had her Russian name, what that was, I haven’t the slightest idea because she never mentioned it.

However, when she first attended school here in the States, her teacher translated her Russian name to Sarah. It wasn’t until her English cousins came to visit (at some point between 1900 and 1915) that they corrected the mistake, saying it was Sonia not Sarah.

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It seems as I've reviewed pictures of Sonia Greene that she slimmed down considerably after she separated with H. P. Lovecraft. I've seen her height listed variably as 5'7" and 5'8". She is recorded at 175 Lbs on one document. Lovecraft himself dropped from 200 to 145 Lbs once he got away from Sonia's influence. HPL wrote that he was astonished at the amount of food Sonia and her daughter could consume. Did Sonia ever write frankly of why she just couldn't bear to stay with Lovecraft after so brief a try?

I think because she was tall, her weight was ideal. She was 5’8 at 172 lbs, according to her passport. Moreover, I don’t think it’s entirely fair to highly regard HPL’s record of her eating so much when he himself nearly starved himself and disliked whenever anyone ate more than one meal. Yes, she loved to eat, but she also walked miles with him. At some point, one does need to replenish one’s body with food.

According to Sonia, she left HPL on account of his racism. She admitted this to Samuel Loveman in a letter, which is available in the Brown Digital Repository.

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I gave it a follow! 💜

If others want more Sonia playlists, here are three that I’ve made while studying her life:

I’ve been meaning to do this for months but I wanted to share my Sonia playlist for anyone who is interested

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I'm so terrible with updating this page, partly because my tumblr app won't let me post (I've even tried updating it, still doesn't work).

Anyway, here is Part II of Sonia's contribution to amateur journalism. It's quite a doozy. If you haven't read Part I, which I recommend that you do, here it is:

I loved writing this post so much, that I'm considering expanding it into a book. Even with the length of this post, there was still so much left to say.

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Thanks for reading and your support in this endeavor! 🖤

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For the month of September and October, I will be focusing on Sonia's contribution to amateur journalism.

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The envelope in which Sonia's historical research of early colonial America was sent back to her. I have tried following this thread, hoping to receive photographs of the dioramas her research helped create, but I have yet to receive word back from the museum.

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A “white-collar” man or woman who tries to imitate some of the Hollywood stars, or a more affluent person tries to follow the fashion of nobility or royalty indicates poor taste."

— Sonia H. Davis, in her essay, "The Road to Culture".

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Aww how am I just seeing this?! Thank you so much for your support ♥️!

Sonya while reading a book 📖

So far, I do not know this wonderful, at the same time strong and gentle woman as closely as I would like. But I am sure that thanks to the work of another wonderful woman, I will be able to do it at the end of this year