Reviews
In which a History In the Margin’s Reader Recommends a Book
One of the pleasures of writing History in the Margins is the opportunity to have conversations with readers “off the page.” Jack French is a long-time reader who often has an interesting point to make or a story to share. (Some of you may remember the guest post he wrote several months ago about the…
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Talking About Women’s History: Three Questions and an Answer from Marlene Trestman
I’ve met the most amazing women hanging out on the Internet. Case in point: Marlene Trestman. For the last decade of her thirty-year career with the Maryland Attorney General’s Office, from which she retired in 2013, Marlene Trestman served as Special Assistant to the Attorney General. Recognized for her enforcement of laws governing consumer protection…
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Reading Your Way Through Women’s History Month, Pt 1
We’re a week into Women’s History Month and people all over the internet are posting lists of good books about women’s history.* I am happily adding names to my To-Be-Read list, which is already so long that I may never work my way through it. But in the excitement of learning about new (or at…
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