On Friday, November 24th, at 1:00 p.m., I’ll be talking about, reading from, and signing Miss Abigail’s Guide to Dating, Mating, and Marriage at the Sanibel Island Bookshop in sunny Southwest Florida. Please come on by and do your holiday shopping early! This book is the perfect gift for absolutely everyone! OK, OK — small […]
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Look at Me
Look at Me is a cool collection of old photos that were “lost, forgotten, or thrown away” according to the site creator Frederic Bonn. I started to click through to see all of the 616 photos online, but my mouse fingers got tired. Here are a few that I enjoyed: ~The New Look~WWBA State Tournament […]
Hello from women’s history talk
We’re blogging live from the Library of Congress women’s history brown bag. Hello everyone!
Server change
My site moved servers over the weekend and I’ve been having a bit of trouble with my email, posting here, and even viewing my own site when others could get to it! I think all the kinks are worked out but let me know if you see anything funky while browsing around. I know there’s […]
Two Online Books
Ayesha, a reader from Villanova, Pennsylvania, forwarded me the following fabulous online finds: Charm and Courtesy in Conversation written by Frances Bennett Callaway in 1904. Fascinating Womanhood or The Art of Attracting Men. Ayesha claims that these are “the original 8 pamphlets from the 1920s which Helen Andelin’s 1960s work (Fascinating Womanhood. Santa Barbara, Calif.: […]
Home!
I arrived home tonight with suitcases in hand (woohoo!). After the conference, spent a few days in Barcelona and one night in Madrid. Had much fun but happy to be back home with my dog and friends. More when I’ve recovered from jet lag and all the wine, beer, ham, cheese, bread, and olives consumed… […]
Suitcase-less in Spain
So far the trip to Spain has, well, less than ideal. I know, I know, it´s SPAIN! But US Airways was two hours delayed in Philadelphia due to a “security issue” – they had to screen a bag that they´d missed or something, and THEN they lost my bag which delayed us further so it […]
Off to Spain
I’m heading to Spain tomorrow to attend the European Conference on Digital Libraries and associated Web Archiving Workshop (hey, it pays the bills). I am not bringing the laptop — too nervous about losing it — so will be checking the ‘net randomly when I can find access. I may try to post mid-trip but […]
Lulu Blooker Prize Entry
I’ve entered Miss Abigail’s Guide to Dating, Mating, and Marriage: Classic Advice for Contemporary Dilemmas to be judged in the non-fiction category of the Lulu Blooker Prize. Blooks are books created from content originally found on a blog or Web site, so mine seemed like the perfect fit. The competition is tough (judging my the […]
Lynn Peril’s new book
My friend Lynn Peril has published her second book: College Girls: Bluestockings, Sex Kittens, and Co-Eds, Then and Now. Lynn and I met in cyberspace many years ago and bonded over our collections of advice books. Drool over hers here. My copy of College Girls just arrived so I haven’t had time to read it […]