Women and Adversity
Women and Adversity: Sue Ann Jaffarian, Novelist Mystery Series/Short Stories
September 10, 2020Sue Ann Jaffarian is a cheerful, upbeat person, who wove her on-the-job experience as a paralegal with the mysteries she writes, which are also woven with lots of humor. Odelia Grey, ...
Women and Adversity: Lina Mayorga, Modern Suffragist
August 27, 2020Lina Mayorga left her accountant’s job in Mexico in 1998 and brought her five-year-old daughter, Rebecca, with her to live in Leland, N.C. There Mayorga joined her husband, who had become a U. ...
Women and Adversity: Judith Hall, Modern Suffragist
August 13, 2020Judith “Judy” Hall taught children with special needs and early childhood education as an adjunct professor before she took the training for poll workers in 2016 in North Myrtle Beach, SC. ...
Women and Adversity, Saluting 23 Faithful Suffragists
August 6, 2020Not all of the early suffragists in America believed in equal rights for Black women. When they held meetings, rallies and marches, they didn’t invite their Black allies. They didn’t allow the ...
Women and Adversity, Saluting 23 Faithful Suffragists
July 30, 2020Here is the third in my Women and Adversity series: Saluting 23 Faithful Suffragists. It commemorates the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, ratified August 18, 1920, whi ...
Women and Adversity: Susan Wingate, Author, Part III
July 23, 2020Susan Wingate, Author, Part I, appeared in my June 25 blog post and Part II on July 9. Her most recent title How the Deer Moon Hungers was released July 15. JAM: What obstacles do you ...
Women and Adversity: Susan Wingate, Author, Part II
July 9, 2020Susan Wingate, Author, Part I, appeared in my June 25 blog post. Her wry humor and easy-going style continue in her answers below. Her latest book, How the Deer Moon Hungers, will be released July ...
Women and Adversity: Susan Wingate, Author, Part I
June 25, 2020Susan Wingate’s creativity spans a multitude of genres, so fans of mystery, thriller, memoir, fantasy, young adult, inspirational, family drama and a sprinkling of romance have nearly two doze ...
Women and Adversity: Edwidge Danticat, Prize-winning Author
June 11, 2020Edwidge Danticat was born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, and came to the U.S. when she was twelve. She has written across many genres and has won several awards. Oprah chose Breath, Eyes, Memory as a s ...
Women and Adversity, Recognizing 23 Notable Mothers
May 28, 2020Women and Adversity, Recognizing 23 Notable Mothers is the second book in my Women and Adversity series. It features some famous mothers: Maria von Trapp, mother of the von Trapp singers Can ...