Women’s History Month
Talking About Women’s History: Three Questions and an Answer with Janice P. Nimura
I loved Janice Nimura’s first book Daughters of the Samurai, so I was thrilled when I heard she had a new book on the way. I was even more thrilled when I learned it would be about Elizabeth and Emily Blackwell, whose stories I encountered when I wrote about Civil War nurses several years ago.…
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Talking About Women’s History: Three Questions and an Answer with Daphne Palmer Geanacopoulos
As soon as I heard the title of Daphne Palmer Geanacopoulos’s first book, The Pirate Next Door, I was hooked. Daphne is an author, historian and journalist. She has published over 40 articles in newspapers and magazines. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Southern Living, Virginia Business and The…
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Talking About Women’s History: Three Questions and an Answer with Etta Madden
I am delighted to kick off this year’s Women’s History Month series with Etta Madden. I don’t remember where we first met on line, but these days we cross paths about something—a book, an experience, garden produce*—almost every day. In addition to being a kick-ass gardener, Etta is Professor of English at Missouri State University…
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