Interviews
Talking About Women’s History: Three Questions and an Answer with the Creative People Responsible for The Dead Ladies Show
March 8 is International Women’s Day,* which makes it an appropriate day to interview the three people behind the Berlin-based The Dead Ladies’ Show, which celebrates amazing women of the past with live-on-stage history storytelling and a monthly podcast. I am a huge fan of their work. In fact, attending a live performance of The…
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Talking About Women’s History: Three Questions and an Answer with Miranda Garno Nesler
Miranda Garno Nesler is unique among the people I have interviewed for this series. She is a rare books dealer who specializes in documents by women, BIPOC, and LGBTQ+ people. When I heard her speak on the What’s Her Name podcast, I wanted to know more. Miranda earned her PhD from Vanderbilt University and serves…
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Talking About Women’s History: Three Questions and an Answer with Janice P. Nimura
I loved Janice Nimura’s first book Daughters of the Samurai, so I was thrilled when I heard she had a new book on the way. I was even more thrilled when I learned it would be about Elizabeth and Emily Blackwell, whose stories I encountered when I wrote about Civil War nurses several years ago.…
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