Books for 2012

The Wicked Wives by Gus Pelagatti In The Wicked Wives by Gus Pelagatti, we are given the opportunity to look into the lives of a group of bo...

Quakers: Burqa Wearers of the 17th Century

From the Guardian : In 1630, a certain oatmeal maker was examined by the highest church court in England, accused of preaching without a lic...

Female Companionship 1880s - 1890s

From Capital City Weekly : As in most mining camps, Juneau and Douglas had its "girls" who "provided relaxation and companion...

Anniversary of 19th Amendment

From Campbell Patch : Today is the 91st anniversary of the 19th amendment to the US Constitution taking effect, giving women the right to vo...

The Missing 400 Roswell Women

From 11 Alive : This is the 150th year since the beginning of the American Civil War. So much conflict history surrounds Atlanta and North ...

Women Survivors of The Alamo

From My San Antonio : In a July 10 column, reader Richard Villanueva asked if there were other female survivors of the siege and battle of t...

The Woman Who Started The US Civil War

From Salon : When Harriet Beecher Stowe published " Uncle Tom's Cabin " in 1852, the American slave trade was a thriving insti...

Mysterious Life of Lydia Bryant

From The Daily News Online : About two years ago Susan Sherwin was indulging in a favorite pastime — looking at headstones at Longview Memor...