WOMEN & GIRLS: EDNA REGINA LEWIS
History, Inspiration, Women & Girls
|Apr 02, 2026
Have you ever thought about Southern cooking? About why it’s such a popular theme for restaurants? Part of its...
WOMEN & GIRLS: BARBARA ROSE JOHNS
Mar 02, 2026
Did you know that the first act of the Civil Rights Movement was led by a 16-year-old wanting a...
WOMEN AND GIRLS: BROWNIE WISE
Aug 02, 2025
Few storage containers have graced American kitchens as long as Tupperware. The name itself is now synonymous with any...
Q: What sources do you use to find out what people ate? A: Research. I look for receipts, journals,...
Q: What is The Green Book?
Aug 02, 2023
The Negro Motorist Green Book, commonly referred to as The Green Book, was published by Victor Green from 1936-1966....
Q: As an historical fiction writer, what’s your preferred mode of historic transportation?
Jul 02, 2023
OMG! None of them! I’m very happy in the 21st century and greatly looking forward to the Jetson-esque flying...
Women & Girls: Gertrude Jekyll
May 02, 2023
GERTRUDE JEKYLL was a British horticulturist, garden designer, craftswoman, photographer, writer, and artist. She is best known as a...
Women & Girls: Valentina Tereshkova
Apr 02, 2023
Meet VALENTINA TERESHKOVA, the first woman to travel into space. Born March 6, 1937, Tereshkova left school at 16...
Women & Girls: Virginia Randolph
Mar 03, 2023
VIRGINIA RANDOLPH was born and raised in Richmond, Virginia, during Reconstruction. She began her education at Baker School, the...
Women & Girls: Badass Filmmaker
Feb 02, 2023
Born in 1879 to German immigrants, LOIS WEBER was the leading female director of the early 20th century. She...









