by Jillianne | Jul 24, 2022 | History Articles, Women's History
This is a guest post from Saluting 23 Faithful Suffragists author Jo Ann Matthews. Thanks Jo Ann! Books and articles have publicized the activism of Sojourner Truth, Lucretia Mott, Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton. I have featured them on my blog, but...
by Jillianne | Jun 19, 2022 | History Articles
Author and podcast host Michael T. Keene has spent a lot of time thinking about a barrier island located off the east coast of The Bronx, NY. Hart Island is far from the first NYC adjacent island with a macabre past—Nellie Bly spent some time at Blackwell’s...
by Jillianne | Aug 2, 2021 | Featured, History Articles, Women's History
Hey, I’m back! I just published my fourth novel (and my first historical fiction novel), The Spirited Mrs. Pringle. London, 1888. Upon the death of her husband, self-involved social climber Cora Pringle assumes her recent dalliance with a wealthy gentleman will...
by Jillianne | Jan 9, 2020 | Women's History
This post was originally published on Kat Devitt’s blog. You can check that out over here. Many theories exist about the identity of Jack the Ripper. The most plausible theories name ordinary civilians as possible suspects, such as Joseph Barnett, a fish porter,...
by Jillianne | Sep 11, 2019 | Reviews, Women's History
There are affiliate links in this post. Read my disclosure policy to learn more. I’m just going to say this right up front: The Five: The Lives of Jack the Ripper’s Women by Hallie Rubenhold is going to be one of my favorite books of the year. I got it...
