Before World War II, Huntsville, AL was a quaint, mostly farming town. All of that changed in 1941. The U.S. government decided to make the city home to a $4...

Since Nancy Reagan’s recent passing, I have been reading about her remarkable life. She was a devoted wife and trusted advisor to her husband throughout his ...

Agent Peggy Carter is back on ABC and still solving cases with style! We first saw the Marvel spy in Captain America: The First Avenger. During World War II,...

​ This is bizarre story from World War II! In 1942, Lucille Ball, actress and future star of I Love Lucy, had several lead fillings put in at the dentist. Af...

Today, we have women’s bunko groups, mommy and me groups, and painting parties. In the 1940s, they had garden clubs! I love reading old newspapers and learni...

Women sacrificed many things during World War II, including their nylon stockings! DuPont began producing the popular hosiery in 1939, and by the end of 1940...

In 1939, Gone with the Wind premiered, and women began to wear fuller skirted and more romantic feeling clothing. Nylon stockings were new to the fashion sce...

When I wrote Songbird, I wanted to learn and write about what life was like for men and in particularly women on the home front - the sacrifices that they ma...

Have you ever wondered just what exactly “Rosie the Riveter” did for the war effort? This fictional wartime heroine based on hundreds of women throughout the...