Across the Minefields is out!

[Warning: Blatant self promotion ahead]   Last July I had a writing predicament. I had signed a contract to write my book about Sigrid Schultz, but the archives I needed to access were closed thanks to the pandemic and no one knew when they would re-open.* In order to fill the gap, I agreed to…

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And Now We Are 10!

  It’s hard to believe we’ve been hanging out here on the Margins for ten years now. This blog started out as an experiment. It quickly turned into a conversation. (As far as I know, that first post had only three readers: my dad, My Own True Love, and my BFF from graduate school. Now…

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A Brief Pause in Our Women’s History Month Celebration

I fully intended to spend Fridays here on the Margins continuing the themes of Women’s History Month. I have stories to tell you, a book to review, and a tough question to “wrassle” with. But earlier in the week it dawned on me that another, smaller celebration is on the horizon—and I’m hoping you’ll help…

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