Feb 15 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 2 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...
Dec 24, 2020 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 ep...
Dec 9, 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 ...
Aug 26, 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.
Jul 31, 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 9, 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 p...
Jun 22, 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 que...
Apr 23, 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 ...
