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...

I recently rewatched Harriet (2019) starring Cynthia Erivo. I was a high school History teacher when the film first came out and I...