Drue Leyton, American Actress and Member of the French Resistance
Emblematic of how varied women’s contributions were during World War II is the story of Drue Leyton, an American actress living in Paris.
N.J. Mastro
May 24, 2023
Alice Hathaway Lee, Theodore Roosevelt's First Love
"If a poem could live and breathe, its title would be Alice Hathaway Lee." So says Theodore Roosevelt when he meets Alice Hathaway Lee in...
N.J. Mastro
Apr 15, 2023
Dr. Dorothy Horstmann: Pioneer in the Fight Against Polio
March 8, 2023 is International Women's Day and has me thinking about Dr. Dorothy Horstmann, polio researcher & pioneering woman in medicine.
N.J. Mastro
Mar 7, 2023
Belle da Costa Greene: The Cleverest Woman in the Country
Though she was Black, Belle da Costa Greene, personal librarian to J.P. Morgan, lived her entire adult life passing as a white woman. Why?
N.J. Mastro
Feb 12, 2023
Dorothea Lange, Photo Documentarian
Dorothea Lange, one of America's most iconic 20th century photo documentarians, used her Graflex camera as an early form of social media.
N.J. Mastro
Jan 8, 2023
Dorothy Kirwan Thomas, Queen of Demerara
One today can never know what it was like to be a Black woman born into slavery in Montserrat in the late 18th century. But author...
N.J. Mastro
Nov 5, 2022
Margaret Maher: Keeper of Poems
Emily’s House by Amy Belding Brown is a novel based on the true story of the relationship between the Emily Dickinson and Margaret...
N.J. Mastro
Oct 7, 2022
Forged in Revolution: Adrienne Lafayette
“There are places in this world where the past still echoes in the stones.” So begins The Women of Chateau Lafayette by Stephanie Dray, a...
N.J. Mastro
Sep 7, 2022