The Fire Next Time
Woody Guthrie lost his older sister when he was not yet seven years old. Clara should have been at school taking final exams, but her mother insisted she stay home to do the ironing. Mid-morning, Clara burst out of the … Continued
Ohioana 2018
What fun! I got to hear my table mate, Gary Buettner, make his pitch for a middle grade book about a girl caring for Dracula’s kitty. I made my own passionate case for a book about a foot race from … Continued
Born to Lead
“To whom much is given, from him much is expected.” Or her. Much was given to Julia Stimson (born to privilege in Worcester, Massachusetts, in 1881) and much was expected. (Hers was a family whose history of public service extended … Continued
100 Years Ago Today: Steadying Them
The German spring offensives were picking up steam. American troops were not yet in the field (or in the trenches), but their sisters in the medical department were facing a heavy onslaught on the so-called “second battlefield.” Chief Nurse Julia … Continued