The real estate agent grinned. “That’s what I planned,” she said, a knowing look on her face. She spoke in response to my comment that the acreage the agent lives on could someday be subdivided and sold into several lots. Women in real estate? It’s not all the common. I’m reading a journal article about […]
Inspiring strong women
The path before us was forged by strong women from the past. My mission is to inspire strong women with strong women, from history and today.
I’m a historical fiction author uncovering the hidden history of the influential women of their time.
Did Ancient Egyptian Queen Nefertiti (c. 1370 – c. 1330 BC) Need Glamour?
I’m hesitating over an email from a real estate agent pressing us to meet. She was recommended to help us buy a new home, and yet I have misgivings. The agent’s marketing photos show her in high heels and short dresses. She exudes glamour. Ancient Egyptian Queen Nefertiti has glamour. She and Pharaoh Amenhotep IV […]
Civil War Soldier Sarah Edmonds (1841 – 1898) Believed in a Cause
My voice is rushed when I leave a phone message. I’m stressed. Projects are clamoring for attention this week, and nothing makes me more frantic than the words “upcoming deadline.” Yet I’m lucky. The work—revising the novel, starting a local writing group—are endeavors I believe in. Sarah Edmonds believed so much in supporting the Union […]
Suffragist Anna Shaw (1847 – 1919) Faced A Risk
I’ve been paralyzed this week by bad memories, which were supposedly buried in the past but have been stirred up by politics in Washington D.C. So many other women have felt this way too. Somehow I get comfort in a story I discovered when researching my earlier blog, “Suffragist Anna Howard Shaw (1847 -1919) Faced […]
Daring Aviatrix Bessie Coleman (1892 – 1926) Had Encouragement
“Awesome,” bellows a woman. I had just confided that her former university had published my first two books, and it changed my life. Bessie Coleman was a daring pilot, the first African American woman to have a flying license. She was fearless and determined. But like all of us, she needed encouragement. Bessie was the […]
Cleopatra (69 BC – 30 BC) Was More Than a Sex Kitten
I step around a cluster of women at the gym, each trying to gain attention by wearing as little as possible. It’s the latest thing at my gym. I wonder what happened to focusing on increasing strength and endurance, not gathering looks from others. Cleopatra ruled Egypt for 21 years. She knew how to build […]
Suffragist Anna Howard Shaw (1847 -1919) Faced Her Critics
My heart pounds. A friend is telling me my career is about to take off. It’s exciting because finally my writing will be out there. But it’s also scary because my novels will be open to criticism. Writers, who already have a vivid imaginations, can easily imagine the worst. Anna Howard Shaw campaigned tirelessly for […]
Activist Rose Schneiderman (1882-1972) Knew About Organizing
With swelling pride, I honk my horn and give the women a thumbs up. This morning’s drive took me past four schools where teachers, predominantly women, are on strike. As a teacher for eight years, I know it’s a hard job. Teachers don’t get paid enough, and now many in local districts are on strike. […]
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