A New Venture into Feminism – Femina Aequalitas
“You, a feminist?” I can hear all of your mock shock and horror. I can also hear some of you saying, “You don’t need another project. Just write.” While that’s true, I have to follow my heart in all...
View ArticleA Primer on Women’s Life in 19th Century America
I’m getting closer to being able to tell all of you exactly who my next historical fiction book is about. I sent it off to the freelance editor whom I worked with on the first Guinevere book yesterday,...
View ArticleThe Suffrage Movement in America, pre-1900
As we close out National Women’s History Month, I thought I’d give a brief history of the suffrage movement, mostly focusing on the pre-1900s time period because that is when my book is set. I haven’t...
View Article31 Women of History – March Instagram/Blog Challenge
For Women’s History Month (March) I decided to do something a little bit different. I’m starting an Instragram photo challenge where you post a picture of a great woman from history (famous or not) for...
View ArticleWomen in Politics and American Society: A Tale of Two Firsts
You may have seen this article in The Huffington Post, but in case not and because I’m so proud of it, I had to republish it here. When we think of women in politics, their inclusion in places of power...
View ArticleMy Biggest Dream in Life – Being a UNWOMEN Goodwill Ambassador
The blog challenge topic few weeks ago was “your biggest dream in life.” I know you know I want to be a New York Times Bestseller and a full-time author, so I’m going to talk about something closer to...
View ArticlePortraying Strong Women in Historical Fiction
She may not be a superhero, but there is more than one way for a woman to be strong. Image purchased from Adobe Stock. I was interviewed last week for a podcast and one of the points that came up was...
View ArticleAn Interview with Aimee Brown, Author of Little Gray Dress
I’m so excited for all of you to meet author Aimee Brown, whom I’ve known online for a few years now. Yesterday, I reviewed her debut novel, Little Gray Dress, which is definitely a don’t miss! She...
View ArticleVictoria Woodhull and the Victorian Antecedent of #MeToo
By Bradley & Rulofson, San Francisco ([1]) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons(This article is being posted concurrently on The Huffington Post) The #MeToo movement began in 2006 as a way to...
View ArticleOpen for Submissions: Anthology to Benefit Female Human Trafficking Recovery
Image purchased from Adobe Stock This morning I participated in an online (for me at least) tea and chat event with #StrongWomenWrite founder and author Khrys Vaughan, who I’ve known for years in the...
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