Posts by Pamela
Stopping to Give Thanks
It’s almost Thanksgiving here in the United States and I’m closing down shop for a couple of days to visit with family. As is true of all the best traditions, it is always the same and always different. Before I walk away from the computer, I want to take a moment to thank all of…
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Writing Women Back Into History: The National Women’s History Alliance
If you’re in the United States and interested in women’s history, you should keep the National Women’s History Alliance (formerly the National Women’s History Project) on your radar.(1) Founded in 1980, NWHP led the coalition that successfully lobbied Congress to name March as National Women’s History Month. Today the organization is a major clearing house…
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The General’s Niece
Over the last year I’ve spent a lot of time thinking and reading about women involved in resistance movements in World War II. The extent of women’s particicpation in the armed resistance units known as the maquis is a matter of dispute. But no one doubts that many women performed critical activities that allowed the…
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