Georgetown Nooks & Crannies (and Windows & Doors…)
Georgetown is one of my favorite DC neighborhoods for encountering unexpected colors, textures, and quirkiness. I can’t help snapping a few pictures…
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Lipstick Brigade Book Talks
A big thank you to the many wonderful people I’ve met in the course of talking about Lipstick Brigade! Thought I’d share a few…
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Lipstick Brigade Book Signing at Fairfax Museum
I have to share some photos from my book talk and signing at Fairfax Museum and Visitor Center in Virginia. Not only did…
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The Meridian Hill Hotel- “Purity Palace” for Government Girls
John DeFerrari, author of the wonderful Streets of Washington blog, has published a terrific history of Washington, D.C.’s Meridian Hill Hotel. It was…
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Alyce Dixon- oldest WWII WAC- dies at 108
Alyce Dixon was feisty, independent, and brave. At 16 she changed the spelling of her first name to sound more theatrical, left…
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Lipstick Brigade Memories- The Legs Have It
Georgia Bentley left her family’s farm in Southern Maryland to become a Government Girl in World War II Washington. She was just…
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Government Gertie
Government Gertie, a witty, sarcastic comic book created by artist Dorothy Bond, takes aim at the exhausting, chaotic, and often absurd lives of Washington’s Government…
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