Last summer I blogged about the "Portland and Columbia River souvenir playing cards" I was gifted by my Boston friend Jack. Upon the advice of a staff member at the Oregon Historical Society, I scanned the 52 cards, each with a unique image. The cards hold a copyright date of 1909 by the U.S. Playing … Continue reading Oregon’s past in a deck of cards
Month: December 2017
Reflections on #MeToo
When I was in the midst of writing my memoir, My Music Man, conversations about sexual harassment - at work and beyond - were there, nagging and being ignored, as they have been for much of my life. #MeToo hadn't yet launched: encouraging nearly every woman I know to share her story into this bottomless … Continue reading Reflections on #MeToo
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