The following contribution comes from Charles Russo, author of Striking Distance: Bruce Lee and the Dawn of Martial Arts in America (Nebraska, 2016). Silver Screen Mythology A few months back, I was explaining the content of my book to a small group … Continue reading From the Desk of Charles Russo: Silver Screen Mythology
The following contribution comes from Beth Slutsky, author of Gendering Radicalism: Women and Communism in Twentieth-Century California (Nebraska, 2015). Her book is currently on sale in honor of Women’s History Month. In 2016 American voters nearly elected their first female president, but instead … Continue reading From the Desk of Beth Slutsky: Demonizing Dissent
The following contribution comes from Kathleen A. Cairns, author of The Case of Rose Bird: Gender, Politics, and the California Courts (Bison Books, 2016). Cairns is a lecturer of history and women’s studies at California Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo. She is the author … Continue reading From the Desk of Kathleen Cairns: The Brass Ring of Feminism
The following is excerpted from The Case of Rose Bird: Gender, Politics, and the California Courts by Kahleen A. Cairns (Bison Books, November). From Chapter Five: Hail to the Chief Rose Bird wove in and out of San Francisco traffic before easing … Continue reading EXCERPT: The Case of Rose Bird
Abigail M. Markwyn is an associate professor of history at Carroll University. She is the coeditor of Gendering the Fair: Histories of Women and Gender at World’s Fairs and the author of Empress San Francisco (Nebraska, 2014). I teach history … Continue reading From the desk of Abigail M. Markwyn
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