Captain Deborah Dempsey's most telling comment was: "It's fun to be the boss."Read More

I knew, of course, that Perkins was Secretary of Labor under FDR, the first woman to hold a cabinet position, but I knew little else about her. The accolade of "first" made it seem that was enough to know. I was so wrong.Read More

Did you know that Carrie Chapman Catt was more than a suffragist? I didn't, but now I do. Read on!Read More

My reading list is idiosyncratic, a reflection of my personal interests and feelings. How did you decide what to read this summer?Read More

We bring our personal experiences to the art we see, hear and read.Read More

With Mother's Day close at hand, I am devoting this newsletter to mothers – mine, yours, all of ours.Read More

Current events should lead us to a new way of thinking about women's history.Read More

Like quilts and blankets, the history of America is composed of many strands.Read More

This month, I'm sharing an article I wrote for MS Magazine. Here it is, as it appeared on November 11.Read More

Yesterday I voted in Boston's mayoral election where there were two candidates, both women. A little more than a century ago, this could not have happened -- neither me in the voting booth nor women on the ballot. Upstate New York had a lot to do with making it possible.Read More