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Harriet Tubman

  • February 22, 2019
    A Visit to McKinley Elementary

    Although the DC area has recently had its share of snow days (read school closings) I managed to pay a visit to my granddaughter's class at McKinley Elementary School in Arlington, on one of the very...

  • November 10, 2016
    Hillary and Those Who Came Before

    Tuesday night, as mothers all across the country tucked young daughters into bed, many told them when they awoke our country would have elected its first woman president. They were wrong. On...

  • June 22, 2016
    New Faces on the $20, $10 and $5 Bills: Who Are They and What Made Them Famous?

    In 2020, the new $20 bill will feature Harriet Tubman. Also appearing on new U.S. currency will be Lucretia Mott and Eleanor Roosevelt. All three are subjects of my biographies—and the topic of a...