If you support women’s rights and haven’t made a trip to Seneca Falls, NY—go!
I’ve visited several times and never fail to be moved by the names of the 68 courageous women engraved on the wall in the Women’s Rights National Historical Park who signed the Declaration of Sentiments 163 years ago.
The Wesleyan Chapel where [...]

I must disclose that I am a big fan of historical fiction, and this book falls in that genre. Regardless of possible bias, A Shocking & Unnatural Incident is engaging first because it is well written, second because it has an interesting plot, third because it has a surprise (to me) ending, and fourth because [...]

Today is not simply another Women’s Equality Day. Aug. 26, 2010 marks the 90th anniversary of the 19th Amendment giving women the right to full citizenship, that is the privilege and responsibility to vote.
I looked up the text of the 19th Amendment and found it to be two simple sentences of merely 39 words:
The [...]

In 1920 it took only 39 words to give U.S. women the right to vote. In 1971 192 words were deemed necessary to proclaim Aug. 26 Women’s Equality Day. But, hey, we’re happy to have both.
In July 1848, when Elizabeth Cady Stanton stood up in the Wesleyan Chapel in Seneca Falls and declared females strong [...]

Georgia Ann Mullen will discuss her books and how they complement the 90th anniversary of the 19th Amendment at the League of Women Voters luncheon Monday, Aug. 23, in Wilmington, NC. Her address will take place at 11:30 a.m. at McAlister’s Deli on College Road, across from the UNCW campus. The public is invited to [...]