Trees, mountains and rivers are undeniably majestic in the Pacific Northwest, but two museum visits were equally grand.
Trees, mountains and rivers are undeniably majestic in the Pacific Northwest, but two museum visits were equally grand.
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.
Did you know that Carrie Chapman Catt was more than a suffragist? I didn’t, but now I do. Read on!
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.
My reading list is idiosyncratic, a reflection of my personal interests and feelings. How did you decide what to read this summer?
With Mother’s Day close at hand, I am devoting this newsletter to mothers – mine, yours, all of ours.
Current events should lead us to a new way of thinking about women’s history.
Thanks for reading my newsletter these last months, and for reading this one where I share the news that pub date is here.
It’s cold in Boston as I write and I’m feeling cooped up. Maybe you are too. I don’t have a magic fix but I think books can help.