American History
Reading my way through Asian American Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
Back in February, as I began to read my way through Black History month, I swore to myself that I was going to do the same thing for the other history and heritage months this year as a small way of shaking my fist at the current attacks on studying/teaching/valuing diversity.* Now it’s Asian…
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Grace Drayton, Illustrator and Creator of an American Icon
Grace Drayton (1878-1936)* was a well-known illustrator and cartoonist in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Drayton grew up in Philadelphia’s art world. Her father was a lithographer by training and a well respected publisher of fine arts books and reproductions.** She was one of seven siblings, most of whom had careers in…
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Alias Agnes: A Q & A with Elizabeth DeWolfe
I have literally been waiting for years to read Elizabeth De Wolfe’s newest book, Alias Agnes: The Notorious Tale of a Gilded Age Spy. In fact, I was so eager that I pre-ordered it twice. When one of my copies finally gets here, I plan to clear calendar time so I can dive in. To…
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