Everyone comes from somewhere. Many times family history and lore are lost when the older generations pass. Margaret Ostrowski’s work with immigrants to Canada sparked her initiative to explore her […]
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Gold Rush
Flora Delargy’s publication entitled Gold Rush is subtitled: The untold story of the First Nations woman who started the Klondike Gold Rush. Her beautifully illustrated work provides a gold mine of […]
Read MoreMaking It Up: The Vassar Class of ’65 On The Cusp of Change
Are we always on the cusp of change? Possibly, but do we realize it when it’s happening. Probably not. That’s why a look back can be valuable, especially for a […]
Read MoreAn Interview with Kathleen Williams Renk, author of Vindicated: A Life of Mary Shelley
Winner of 2021 SCN’s Sarton Historical Fiction Award Kathleen Williams Renk says her goal as a writer is to bring the stories of women to life, especially stories that haven’t […]
Read MoreBlooming in Winter
Jacomena van Huizen Maybeck must have been a startling figure when the author of her biography, Pam Valois, met her at the Maybeck compound of homes in Berkeley, California, back […]
Read MoreBetty Gillies, WAFS Pilot
Imagine, if you will, what it must have been like to be one of the first women pilots flying for the United States military in the World War II era. […]
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