Women’s History Month is a great time to remember that history is never separate from the world we’re living in today. The work of historians is not just the work of recovery, but of truly listening. Listening to the sources, reading between the lines, and listening to women. And the work of women’s history includes listening to the voices and lives of women today. Women’s history must also always involve asking difficult questions about power, memory, and whose stories get told. Legacies...

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 national League of...

I have driven this highway hundreds (maybe thousands) of times since moving to Santa Cruz in the mid-1990s. The winding mountain road is the best, and really only, option to drive from Santa Cruz on the coast, eastward into San Jose, and then north to San Francisco. With the sharp curves and dense forests of redwoods growing right up to the shoulder, it’s not easy to pull off the road on Highway 17. There are no exits or on-ramps, no gas stations, and once you’re on it, you stay on it until...