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Who Was The Woman Behind the New Deal?
What Did It Take to Become America’s First Female Cabinet Member?
The only woman in the room, and the only individual to serve in FDR’s cabinet for his entire term, arrived for her job interview on February 22, 1933 with a very ambitious list.
Jann Alexander
4 days ago6 min read
On This Day 90 Years Ago, the Sky Went Black. Today Marks the 90th Anniversary of Black Sunday, April 14, 1935.
On This Day 90 Years Ago, the Biggest, Baddest, Blackest Dust Storm of Them All Struck the Texas Panhandle — and set the stage for the opening of my historical novel, Unspoken (A Dust Novel) ... on Black Sunday: April 14, 1935.
Jann Alexander
Apr 133 min read
What Makes Earth Month So Special?
Nearly a century ago, the unthinkable happened: The U.S. was five years into the biggest ecological disaster we'd ever known.
Jann Alexander
Apr 63 min read
On This Day: A Fire Broke out at The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory That Changed Everything
When the fire broke out in a trash can on March 25, 1911, only one garment worker noticed. But soon the flames and smoke were inescapable.
Jann Alexander
Mar 245 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
Untangling the Past
Kay Smith-Blum's debut, TANGLES, spans two timelines and two star-crossed narrators in the dark shadow of radiation contamination, during th
Jann Alexander
Nov 1, 20242 min read
Three Surprising Sources for Writers ISO Ideas
Inspiration strikes in strange and unexpected ways. But when it doesn’t strike, there are three tricks to juice it along.
Jann Alexander
Mar 6, 20233 min read
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