From the Archives: Clara Barton, Act 2–Finding the Missing

For the next little while, I’m juggling revisions with prepping for a talk about Civil War nurses. (I love giving talks, but I was overly optimistic when I agreed to do this one last September.) It makes for an interesting mix of tough broads competing for my attention. Working on the theory that if I’m…

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From the Archives: Clara Barton–Nursing Outside the Box

For the next little while, I’m juggling revisions with prepping for a talk about Civil War nurses. (I love giving talks, but I was overly optimistic when I agreed to do this one last September.)    It makes for an interesting mix of tough broads competing for my attention.   It is possible that punches will…

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From the Archives: Madame Lenormand’s Fortune Telling Cards

I am still deep in book mode, with a May 1 deadline bearing down on me–I feel a bit like the heroine in a melodrama who is tied to the tracks and knows the train is coming  through the tunnel ANY MINUTE NOW.   (Don’t worry.  I’m not waiting to be saved, though My Own True…

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