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About Mary Dawood Catlin

Mary Dawood Catlin is a Canadian-American author, pianist, voting member of the Recording Academy, balloted GRAMMY Awards® musician, a Bösendorfer Artist, and a graduate of the Sorbonne in Paris with a master’s degree in music and musicology. She is a specialist in 20th century history, and of the musical and cultural landscape of the Belle Epoque in Paris. She lived in Paris, France from 2003 to 2016. She currently resides in Saint Augustine, Florida with her family.
Latest Posts | By Mary Dawood Catlin
Ils sont forts ces français ! On Two Paris Olympic Ceremonies
4 months ago

Ils sont forts ces français ! On Two Paris Olympic Ceremonies

The Games of the XXXIII Olympiad have come to a bittersweet end. The past two weeks brimmed with athletic excellence, passion, and two ceremonies that were gloriously French. The clock …
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A Woman’s Right to Life, Liberty, and Happiness
2 years ago

A Woman’s Right to Life, Liberty, and Happiness

In 1875, German embryologist and zoologist Oscar Hertwig discovered that fertilization happens when an ovum and a sperm merge. It was an incredible discovery, and one from which the conclusion …
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Born Female, Born Free
2 years ago

Born Female, Born Free

On the morning of May 3, 2022, every girl and woman who’s ever read Margaret Atwood’s “The Handmaid’s Tale” woke up in a nightmare. As Roe v Wade is …
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