I looked at 8 portraits, from the 15th to the 20th century, to discover lessons for those of us writing about others' lives.Read More

For local literary news, here's what I read.Read More

In 1888, a drive of 60 miles was extraordinary. Bertha Benz was the first person to undertake such a drive.Read More

The story of Mary Ann Brown Patten, the first woman to captain an American merchant ship, leaves me in awe.Read More

Watching high school students deploy their skills, I got a glimpse into the futureRead More

Nine recent books to help you celebrate women's history monthRead More

Women in the trades, where PPE is mandatory, assert themselves with personal styleRead More

With two self-arranged "field trips" and some book research, I've been learning about women in factories at the dawn of the Industrial Revolution.Read More

Plunging into a compelling topic, even one with a tangential relationship to my current book project, is one of the pleasures of writing.Read More

This month is a potpourri of comments about past newsletters on legacy and books.Read More