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 more than a century and a […]
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History books lie
“Women never did anything important. If they had it would be in the history books.” So claims the father-in-law of National Women’s History Museum founder Karen Staser. Can you imagine spending holidays with that guy? Still, he’s not alone. Most Americans grow up thinking men built the country single-handed, since women and their accomplishments are […]
Interesting plot, believable characters
I thought Wixumlee Is My Salvation was a great read. The author created an interesting plot and believable characters. The story line continues from the 1st book, “A Shocking and Unnatural Incident”. I can’t wait for the next book. This book makes you think what it must have been like for the women that went […]
The right amount of suspense & history
I absolutely could not put A Shocking & Unnatural Incident down, once I started it, I literally finished it in one sitting or should I say one riding (my husband was driving us to Virginia) The characters truly come to life on every page, it has just the right amount of suspense & history. I […]
4 reasons to read A Shocking & Unnatural Incident
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 […]
Ellenville to restore Hunt Building on Women’s Heritage Trail
Ellenville, NY, is more than 200 miles from Seneca Falls, the heart of the women’s rights movement, and both are on the New York State Women’s Heritage Trail. Ellenville residents call their deteriorating Hunt Memorial Building the “heart of the village” and point to its historical significance to the women’s temperance and suffrage movements. The […]