Blue Wide Sky by Inglath Cooper

Blue Wide Sky by Inglath Cooper

From Hannah Adams, born in 1755, to Vicki Ruiz, born in 1955, this book profiles some 200 women historians. Between Hannah Adams, who began compiling historical information while working as a bobbin lace weaver, and Vicki Ruiz, a third generation Chicana hailed for pioneering inclusive multicultural women's history, the reader will encounter women of diverse backgrounds, motivations, and accomplishments. They come from a variety of occupations, including public history, academia, archival work, and popular history writing and a variety of fields, including biography, art history, military history, and history based on issues of region, gender, race, ethnicity, class, or sexuality.

Neglected by the very field they have practiced, these women provide compelling and impressive examples of the historian at work. Selection for inclusion in this volume was based primarily on publications, but other criteria were considered as well, including participation in defining a field of study, influence on other historians or related scholars, cross-disciplinary achievements, and contributions to the work of others. Many of the women were firsts, such as Louise Phelps Kellogg, the first woman president of the Mississippi Valley Historical Association (now the OAH), and Mary Frances Berry, the first black woman to become chancellor at a major research university. This book offers contemporary historians, and all readers, the opportunity to explore women historians' motivations, accomplishments, and above all, rich legacies.

Inglath Cooper of Virginia is a RITA(R) Award winner for best long contemporary romance novel, as decided by Romance Writers of America each year. When I was a little child, I fell in love with reading and devoured the majority of the books in my primary school library. I eventually chose to pursue a writing profession, hoping to write romance fiction that would do for others what my favorite books had done for me. I enjoy character-driven tales that make me feel as if I've known these characters for a long time and make me wish I didn't have to finish the book. Because it deals with so many different types of relationships in a woman's life, romance novels has always appealed to me.

Not only with her lifelong love, but also with her mother, sister, and best friend. Authors of romance novels have a lot of leeway to examine many of the significant times and transitions in women's life. Who doesn't appreciate a nice love story? In addition to writing, Inglath is active in dog rescue, partnering with The Franklin County Humane Society to rehome dogs and cats.

She has offered her time in every way possible, including sitting on the Board of Directors, fundraising, photographing dogs and cats for adoption, and fostering. Helping an mistreated or neglected dog have a good life with a loving family is more fulfilling than words can express. Follow her on Facebook at www.facebook.com/inglathcooperbooks or visit her website at www.inglathcooper.com. She enjoys interacting with readers on the site.