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"They Called Us Girls": A Conversation with Author Kathleen Stone
In which Kathleen Stone, author of the forthcoming They Called Us Girls, talks about how she came to the idea for her group biography and how she carried it off.
Women in the Civil War: Two Books and a Zoom Talk
When I moderated a History Author talk on Zoom, I spoke with two authors with very different ways to approach the topic of women in the Civil War.
What would Julia think?
No protest marches in Julia Wilbur's life, but she was there in spirit.
Walking Tour: Women of Civil War Alexandria
I (and Julia Wilbur, in spirit) tagged along on a National Women's History Museum walking tour of Alexandria Civil War women.
Female Soldiers of the Civil War
A ceremony at Arlington Cemetery honored female soldiers of the Civil War--women who hid their identities and fought side-by-side with men.
"In Their Footsteps": Women's Suffrage in Washington, DC
On a Washington walking tour that highlights women's suffrage--and how Julia Wilbur fit into some of the struggles.
Grace Greenwood, once famous, now forgotten
A fun thing in combing Julia Wilbur's diaries is coming across headline events and people of the day--once huge, now forgotten.