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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 31, 2020


The Dignity of Voting Rights; or, How Not to Disappoint Your Mother
This week I received a surprise package of 5 copies of my new book, Women's Suffrage: The Complete Guide to the 19th Amendment, from my...
Jul 9, 2020
Flannery O'Connor
Read and enjoyed this insightful New Yorker piece on Flannery O’Connor over the weekend. The title “How Racist?” seems like the wrong...
Jun 22, 2020
Harper Lee and Civil Rights
Since I just finished re-reading "To Kill A Mockingbird" with my 9th graders, I decided to finally get around to reading the copy of "Go...
Apr 23, 2020
March 2020
At the invitation of one of my high school students who works on the YWCA Youth Committee, I presented the a keynote speech on the...
Mar 8, 2020
July 2019
I had the pleasure once again of attending and presenting at the 2019 Thoreau Annual Gathering, held in Concord, Massachusetts, and...
Jul 15, 2019
Women in Science Documentary
In 2018, I was interviewed as a historian-consultant for the documentary film about plant ecologist Lucy Braun: A Force for Nature, by...
Jan 1, 2019
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