Viking shield maidens...they're just a myth, right?

Published: Fri, 09/13/24

Updated: Fri, 09/13/24

Here's my research deep dive! September 13, 2024Hello, Google knows I love women's history and recently offered me story in my newsfeed that was…

⭐ This Teacher Never Quit, even when Bombarded with Cow Dung! ⭐

Published: Fri, 09/06/24

Updated: Fri, 09/06/24

If anyone ever deserved a gold star... 2024Hello, This week students and teachers went back to school across the country. Maddening and tragic to see…

"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…

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…