It's not explicit that the song "Wichita Lineman" is about a guy, but it doesn’t have to be. Back then, a woman climbing a phone pole to repair a line was as rare as a dodo bird.Read More

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

Trees, mountains and rivers are undeniably majestic in the Pacific Northwest, but two museum visits were equally grand.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

What readers want in a book is just one side of the coin. Writers look for something, too, and their quest needs to sustain them through years of research and writing.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