If all goes well and the weather doesn’t force the federal government to close all day, I’ll be speaking tomorrow–about my collection, the Web site, the book, and love advice–at the Library of Congress. I’ll also be signing books while attendees partake in some fabulous chocolate treats and browse a display of etiquette, romance, and […]
Valentine’s Day LibraryThing Book Pile
LibraryThing (where I am slowly cataloging my book collection) is having another book pile contest, and this time we’re invited to submit a Valentine’s Day pile, among other topics. How could I resist? Here’s my entry: For those of you curious about the books I used, here they are top to bottom:~Love’s Coming of Age, […]
1869: Draw Up An Advertisement
Oh my. Here we are in 2007, thinking we’re all so clever using the internet and newspaper classified ads to find dates and mates, but we’re not. I stumble across a quote from 1869 (yes, 1869!) suggesting that men having trouble finding a wife might want to take out an ad in newspapers. Widely circulated […]
A few readings
I’m on a few archives-related listservs at work and stumbled across a couple of things this week that I thought readers of Miss Abigail might be interested in: 1) An article in the Guardian about the discovery of some historic papers showing how girls in the U.K. were educated, including “housewifery,” where the girls were […]
1956: Why Do I Love You?
In preparation for my Valentine’s Day talk at the Library of Congress (see the press release for more information), I’ve started to research exerpts of advice about love. I’ve posted quite a bit over the years on the topic, but hope to find some fresh material for the talk. To whet your appetite (it is […]
Single State of the Union
Some of you may have seen the interesting news today in the New York Times: 51% of Woman Are Now Living Without a Spouse (registration required I believe). The article begins: “For what experts say is probably the first time, more American women are living without a husband than with one, according to a New […]
Playboy Interview Jan 12 4pm EST
A reminder for anyone out there who has Sirius satellite radio and is subscribed to Playboy Radio (Channel 198) — Miss Abigail is appearing live on the “Afternoon Advice” show, hosted by Tiffany Granath, Friday, January 12, 2007, at 1pm PST/4pm EST. I’ll be talking about the book, the site, sharing some advice from the […]
1924: The New Year’s Resolution
I hope you had a happy holiday. I’ve survived Christmas week, with a whirlwind trip to Buffalo, Baltimore, Mineral and then Gainesville, Virginia, to visit family… though it was good to see everyone I’m happy to be back home after all that roadtripping. I thought I would bring in the New Year with a quote […]
Miss Abigail’s Holiday Gift Ideas!
Struggling to find a last-minute gift for that hard-to-buy-for relative or friend? Well search no longer. I’ve resurrected Miss Abigail’s Gift Ideas to help you with your shopping this year. The selection features books from my collection. Hopefully you can find them at your local Borders! (ha) Ready to get started? Click here: Miss Abigail’s […]