"This Woman was Afraid of NOBODY"
Published: Fri, 08/30/24
Mary Kenney O'Sullivan, Pioneering activist for Working Women’s Rights August 30, 2024Hello, Born to Irish immigrants in Hannibal, Missouri during the…
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My Debut on YA Wednesdays!
Published: Fri, 08/23/24
YA=young adult books! 2024Hello, Steve Bickmore has spent a decades long career teaching, research, and promotion of young adult literature. Each week…
Movie Heroine Inspires Ukrainian Orphan to Extraordinary Courage🥇
Published: Fri, 08/16/24
Plus, A Bipartisan Effort You Can Applaud! August 16, 2024Hello, A city on the banks of the Mississippi in ancient times rivaled the populations of…
🕵️♀️When a Female Spy Breaks the Glass Ceiling, Does Anyone Hear It Shatter? 🕵️♀️
Published: Fri, 08/09/24
August 9, 2024Hello, Don't be surprised if you haven't heard of Elizabeth Sudmeier, a spy craft pioneer who crashed through the glass ceiling of the…
Women Who Boycotted Hitler’s Olympics 🏊♀️🏅
Published: Fri, 08/02/24
And what we've inherited from the 1936 Nazi e travaganza August 2, 2024Hello, I love the Olympic Games! This year I've only been able to watch a…
Here's What I'm Doing When I'm Not Writing 😍
Published: Fri, 07/26/24
July 26, 2024Hello, Taking a week off makes it hard to get back in the writing mode. I returned from my travels Monday evening and this week flew…
A Bite of Summer ☀️
Published: Fri, 07/12/24
July 12, 2024Hello, First, thank you to everyone I heard from about last week's newsletter! I really appreciate your support!No feature story this…
Celebrate Independence Day! 🦅 Liberate Your Mind!
Published: Thu, 07/04/24
Here's a little history and some unsettling truth July 4, 2024Hello, I'm a day early this week, so I can hit you up with a feature story on the Fourth…
The KKK Threw a "Surprise Party" for Freedom Riders. This Girl Crashed It!
Published: Fri, 06/28/24
A twelve-year-old defies the Ku Klu Klan June 28, 2024Hello, Thirteen people protesting segregation left Washington, D.C., May 4, 1961, on two buses…
Wealthy NYC Society Matron Opens French Rivera Estate to War Refugees
Published: Fri, 06/21/24
They called her the Sausage King's Daughter June 21, 2024Hello, Happy Friday! Busy here this week, so today's feature story is from the archives about…