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Mapping the Geographic & Racial Lines of U.S. Women's Suffrage
Every day I sit down at my computer and stare at this poster on the wall across from my desk: The Awakening, by artist Henry Mayer,...
Aug 31, 2021
July 2021 Thoreau Annual Gathering
As part of a fabulous panel on "Woman Questions" at the 2021 Thoreau Society Annual Gathering, I presented on another women's rights...
Jul 1, 2021


A Month in the Life of a Women's Historian; or, On the Road with the Suffragists
Another Women’s History Month has come and gone. Of course, I think about and do women’s history all year long! So what does it look like...
Apr 2, 2021


Black Women, the ERA, and How We Talk About Suffrage History
On February 15, 1921, suffrage advocates gathered in the nation’s Capitol to dedicate a statue of the whitest marble to three white women...
Feb 15, 2021


Jewish Women & Suffrage in the United States
I’ve been thinking quite a bit, as always, about diverse actors in the U.S. women’s suffrage movement and about the ways that differently...
Feb 1, 2021


Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Yet to Come - Reflecting on our Pandemic Year
This morning as I went about some of my Christmas Eve preparation and chores, I listened along to this "History of Literature" podcast...
Dec 24, 2020


A Year in Books
I set (and met) a goal of reading 52 books this year - one per week! Every reading list is so personal and mine is always a mix of newly...
Dec 9, 2020
Nursing Clio
I have had the honor of writing several pieces for the peer-reviewed gender and history blog site, Nursing Clio. Check here for a list of...
Oct 29, 2020


Women's Equality Day and the Suffrage Centennial
On August 26, 1920 the Nineteenth Amendment was certified as part of the U.S. Constitution.
Aug 26, 2020


Transitioning to a Full-Time Writing Career
July has been an incredibly productive and creative month for me. Way back in February (pre-Covid shutdown) I gave my notice to leave my...
Jul 30, 2020
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