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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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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Library of Congress- Thomas Jefferson Building
Whether researching or touring, going to the Library of Congress is always an awesome experience.
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Scandalous Washington: World War II Edition- Part 1
The newest episode of Scandalous Washington- Part 1 of a World War II trilogy- explores the murder of a young newlywed, Rose…
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#HerStory Podcast- Martha Settle Putney
I profiled Martha Putney, one of the first African-American women to serve in the Women’s Army Corps (WAC) during World War II, in a podcast…
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Theodore Roosevelt Island
Many people who visit the FDR Memorial in D.C. don’t realize that his fifth cousin, President Theodore Roosevelt, also has a memorial…
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Scandalous Washington- President Harding’s Love Child
Send the man a box of cigars! President Warren G. Harding, often considered one of America’s most scandalous presidents, is a father….
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Cherry Blossoms in Wartime Washington
Although it feels more like winter in Washington this week, the beginning of spring marks the annual countdown to the frothy pink explosion…
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