Interviews
Constance Fenimore Woolson: An Interview with Anne Boyd Rioux
Anne Boyd Rioux and I both hang out in a number of places on line where women talk about writing, history, and writing about history. She is a smart, savvy and generous scholar who writes about forgotten women of the past. You will not be surprised to hear that when her newest book, Constance Fenimore…
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Marie von Clausewitz: An Interview with Vanya Eftimova Bellinger
As long-time readers here at the Margins know, I’m a fan of the Pritzker Military Library. I attend several of their programs each year and listen to more through their live-streaming feature.* Back in January, I attended a presentation at the Priztker in which Vanya Eftimova Bellinger spoke about her new book, Marie von Clausewitz:…
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There Was and There Was Not
As I’ve mentioned in the past, historical subjects sometimes track me down, screaming “learn more about me, dagnabbit!” Over the last few years, the Armenian genocide *–and the controversies surrounding the existence of that genocide in modern Turkey–has been tracking me down in an on-again off-again way. I first became aware of the genocide,…
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