Magazine Articles
Digging in the archives of the California Historical Society, the author found letters and diaries of women who fought for suffrage, abolition and against race discrimination -- whose vibrant voices had been silenced or marginalized in the dominant narrative.
On the eve of the 2020 U.S. presidential election, I am reminded of attempts to threaten voters and thwart democracy in the 1994 Salvadoran elections.
The prevalence of physical abuse may be the most open secret behind the growing incarceration of women.
A journey to Viet Nam with Veterans for Peace reveals the lasting legacies of war -- Agent Orange and unexploded ordnance. And a surprise -- the warm friendship between Vietnamese and U.S. veterans who had fought on opposite sides of the war.
Book Reviews
Invaluable friendships that nourished women authors in centuries past.
I fell in love with this poet in a high school English class, and was thrilled that decades later I reviewed his work for my (new) hometown newspaper.
Newspaper Articles
Charlotte Brown defied a color bar on San Francisco street cars while the Civil War was still raging.
What a ride on the city bus can tell you about your fellow passengers – and yourself.
Nonfiction
Gold Medal, California Book Awards 2010
Bronze Medal in History, Foreword Book Awards 2010
Tenth Anniversary edition published by Heyday, 2019
Expose of how U.S. investment in the Philippines bolstered the oligarchy and oppressed the poor.