Posts by Pamela
Pausing for a Moment of Gratitude
Thanksgiving is breathing down our necks here in the United States. It’s been quite a year and I have a lot to be thankful for, professionally and personally. One of the things I’m thankful for are those of you who read History in the Margins, send me comments and ideas, ask hard questions, point out…
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The Story of a Collaboration and a Timeline (And Why You Should Care)
This story begins, as so many of the creative ventures in my life do, with an off-hand comment by a friend.(1) Actually, the story begins six months before that, when I was working on a section of Women Warriors (2) and realized that I wasn’t comfortable writing “The Roman Empire was in crisis in the…
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Two Odd Bits and a Teaser Hidden in the Footnotes
Every time we take a road trip I end up with a couple of odd bits that I think are fascinating but don’t quite justify an entire blog post. (1) For your amusement and edification I offer two of these today: The shot tower at Dubuque , Iowa My Own True Love went out of…
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