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League of Women Voters
In January 2025 I gave a presentation for my local League of Women Voters of Martin County (FL) for their monthly "Hot Topic" luncheon series. My talk was on the limitations of the 19th Amendment for women's political and legal equality and the early history of the LWV, nationally and in Florida. We had a great turnout, good food, and I enjoyed getting to know many hardworking local League members! Tampa Tribune (February 15, 1920) Announcement of creation of the a new nation


Emerson in California
My review of Brian C. Wilson's book, The California Days of Ralph Waldo Emerson (University of Massachusetts Press, 2022) appeared in the...


Little Women Podcast
I was a special guest on an episode of the Jo’s Boys podcast with host Peyton Thomas, in which we discuss gender roles, quarantine, and...


April 2022: Western Association of Women Historians Conference
In April I had the wonderful opportunity to present my research on suffragists at the 1915 San Francisco Panama-Pacific International...


August 2021: Concord Days Video
I'm excited to share this extended interview I did with my friend, Tamara Rose, host of the Concord Days video series about all things...
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...
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...
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...
July 2019
I had the pleasure once again of attending and presenting at the 2019 Thoreau Annual Gathering, held in Concord, Massachusetts, and...
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