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What Lights the Spark When 25 Authors Set Out to Uncover Hidden Histories?
These authors found inspiration in the hidden histories of accomplished women, whose achievements went untold.
Jann Alexander
4 days ago4 min read
Three Women Who Made History Behind the Camera
In the 1930s, these women captured Texas on film—the good, the bad, and the truly ugly.
Jann Alexander
Mar 173 min read
The Dust Storm That Stopped A First Lady
When First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt met a Texas dust storm in 1939, her encounter gave me an idea for my historical novel, Unspoken
Jann Alexander
Mar 105 min read
Exploring the Untold Stories: The Power of Women in Historical Fiction
For Women's History Month, we're reading the stories of women once marginalized or totally overlooked in historical fiction
Jann Alexander
Mar 35 min read
How to Build a Library, circa 1885: Start with a Book Club
All it took in 1885 to build Houston a city library was a book club, begun by women with a desire for "intellectual culture."
Jann Alexander
Feb 242 min read
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