Jan 2Holiday LeftoversYou remember how, when you are going away for the summer, and the last evening you open up the refrigerator and take out all the...
Aug 31, 2021Mapping 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,...
Apr 2, 2021A 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...
Feb 15, 2021Black 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 2, 2021Jewish 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...
Dec 24, 2020Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Yet to Come - Reflecting on our Pandemic YearThis morning as I went about some of my Christmas Eve preparation and chores, I listened along to this "History of Literature" podcast...
Dec 9, 2020A 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...
Aug 26, 2020Women's Equality Day and the Suffrage CentennialOn August 26, 1920 the Nineteenth Amendment was certified as part of the U.S. Constitution.
Jul 31, 2020Transitioning to a Full-Time Writing CareerJuly 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 9, 2020The Dignity of Voting Rights; or, How Not to Disappoint Your MotherThis 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...
Jun 22, 2020Flannery O'ConnorRead and enjoyed this insightful New Yorker piece on Flannery O’Connor over the weekend. The title “How Racist?” seems like the wrong...
Apr 23, 2020Harper Lee and Civil RightsSince 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...