Wild Women of Maryland: Grit and Gumption in the Free State
Award Winning: Wild Women of Maryland won the Middle States Council Award 2016 as presented by the Middle States Council for the Social Studies!
The daring women of Maryland made their mark on history as spies, would-be queens and fiery suffragettes. Sarah Wilson escaped indentured servitude in Frederick by impersonating the queen's sister. In Cumberland, Sallie Pollock smuggled letters for top Confederate officials. Baltimore journalist Marguerite Harrison snuck into Russia to report conditions there after World War I. From famous figures like Harriet Tubman to unsung heroines like "Lady Law" Violet Hill Whyte, author Lauren R. Silberman introduces Maryland' most tenacious and adventurous women.
Upcoming and Recent Events and Press
Saturday, September 26, 2015 - Baltimore Book Festival
Saturday, October 3, 2015 - Ann Marie's Hallmark, Middle River, 11 - 2pm
Saturday, October 17, 7:24am - Fox 45 Baltimore segment
Saturday, October 17, 2015 - Books a Million, Laurel, MD - 2 - 4pm
Wednesday, November 11, 2015 - Curious Iguana, Frederick, MD - 7pm
Saturday, November 28, 2015 - Ukazoo, Towson, MD - 10am - 12pm
Friday, December 4, 2015 - Fenwick Street Books, Leonardtown, MD, 5 - 7pm
Saturday and Sunday, December 5 and 6, 2015, Festival of Lights, Greenbelt, MD
Sunday, December 13, 2015, Montgomery County Historical Society with Preservation Maryland & Peerless Rockville, 12 - 4pm
Friday, March 18, 2016 - Historic London Town and Gardens, Edgewater, MD - 7:00 pm
Thursday, March 31, 2016 - Harford County Public Libraries (branch TBD) - 6:30pm
Saturday, April 9, 2016 - Maryland Women's Heritage Center - 10:30am
Saturday, April 16, 2016 - Annapolis Book Festival
Sunday, May 15, 2016 - Hadassah Chai Society Book & Author Brunch - 11:30am
Tuesday, June 14, 2016 - Fairfax County Public Libraries (Burke Centre) - 7pm
Thursday, July 21, 2016 - Annapolis Rotary Club - 12 - 1:30pm
Wednesday, August 17, 2016 - Maryland Writer's Association, Annapolis Chapter - 6:30pm
Friday, November 4, 2016 - Community College of Baltimore County Lunch and Learn
Would you like for me to talk at your store or for your group? Email me! Please note that I am no longer accepting additional engagements through the end of the year. I will be accepting engagements for 2017 forward. Thank you!
The daring women of Maryland made their mark on history as spies, would-be queens and fiery suffragettes. Sarah Wilson escaped indentured servitude in Frederick by impersonating the queen's sister. In Cumberland, Sallie Pollock smuggled letters for top Confederate officials. Baltimore journalist Marguerite Harrison snuck into Russia to report conditions there after World War I. From famous figures like Harriet Tubman to unsung heroines like "Lady Law" Violet Hill Whyte, author Lauren R. Silberman introduces Maryland' most tenacious and adventurous women.
Upcoming and Recent Events and Press
Saturday, September 26, 2015 - Baltimore Book Festival
Saturday, October 3, 2015 - Ann Marie's Hallmark, Middle River, 11 - 2pm
Saturday, October 17, 7:24am - Fox 45 Baltimore segment
Saturday, October 17, 2015 - Books a Million, Laurel, MD - 2 - 4pm
Wednesday, November 11, 2015 - Curious Iguana, Frederick, MD - 7pm
Saturday, November 28, 2015 - Ukazoo, Towson, MD - 10am - 12pm
Friday, December 4, 2015 - Fenwick Street Books, Leonardtown, MD, 5 - 7pm
Saturday and Sunday, December 5 and 6, 2015, Festival of Lights, Greenbelt, MD
Sunday, December 13, 2015, Montgomery County Historical Society with Preservation Maryland & Peerless Rockville, 12 - 4pm
Friday, March 18, 2016 - Historic London Town and Gardens, Edgewater, MD - 7:00 pm
Thursday, March 31, 2016 - Harford County Public Libraries (branch TBD) - 6:30pm
Saturday, April 9, 2016 - Maryland Women's Heritage Center - 10:30am
Saturday, April 16, 2016 - Annapolis Book Festival
Sunday, May 15, 2016 - Hadassah Chai Society Book & Author Brunch - 11:30am
Tuesday, June 14, 2016 - Fairfax County Public Libraries (Burke Centre) - 7pm
Thursday, July 21, 2016 - Annapolis Rotary Club - 12 - 1:30pm
Wednesday, August 17, 2016 - Maryland Writer's Association, Annapolis Chapter - 6:30pm
Friday, November 4, 2016 - Community College of Baltimore County Lunch and Learn
Would you like for me to talk at your store or for your group? Email me! Please note that I am no longer accepting additional engagements through the end of the year. I will be accepting engagements for 2017 forward. Thank you!
Also by Lauren R. Silberman:
Wicked Baltimore: Charm City Sin and Scandal "Thanks to a cast of lively characters and an ample selection of vintage photos, Wicked Baltimore's a great read with fascinating historical tidbits at every turn. The likes of Poe and Billie Holiday make requisite appearances, but it’s the Plug Uglies (the Westside street gang/political party), speakeasy denizens, and long-forgotten criminals that make things truly interesting." - Baltimore Magazine See all of my books here! |
