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- Author of Phenomenal Woman: The Dora Stockmam Story
It is often while we are striving forward on one path that we stumble across and even greater roadand so it was with Margaret ORourkeKelly. While working on her own campaign for a seat in the Michigan House of Representatives, ORourkeKelly came across the records of Dora HallStockman, the first woman to hold office in Michigan. This began her fascination with this oftenoverlooked historical figure, but through HallStockmans plays, stories, poetry, songs, and overwhelming contributions to the agricultural community, she has created an intriguing biography of a strong, patriotic woman of God, often ahead of her time, who overcame the constraints of her life and times to make a lasting contribution to American society.
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- Margaret O'RourkeKelly, Ph.D. is a professor of communication and adult studies at Spring Arbor University. She is the coauthor of Barnes Castle and author of Conversations with E.B. Pierce. Margaret created and performs a one woman show based on the life and times of Dora Stockman. She has also written and performed radio commentary for public radio. Margaret resides in Canton, Michigan with her delightful husband who offers unwavering support. She has two grown children who are a constant source of pleasure and inspiration. It has been said that we read biographies to not only learn about the lives of others but to discover who we are and what we might become. I have long been interested in women's place in history.
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Paper War
I've been waging a war on paper the last few days. So far, paper is winning. The more I clean up, the more of it I find. The problem is, for much of it, I feel an obligation to do a thorough examination and decide whether or not it's worth keeping.The mailperson is my enemy. He, sometimes she, keeps leaving more paper in my mail box. I'm not talking about my Christmas cards, which I cherish, but all the other stuff dropped off for me to sort out. At times it's torture to come home and see the new pile the DH has set on the kitchen table.
I've discovered tons of magazines over a year old. They were trying to hide in a magazine holder on the side of the couch, but not doing a good job of it, since they were spilling over. Of course, I decided to check the headings on the covers to see if some of the information inside might prove valuable. Wouldn't you know it, I was right. Many articles seemed to good to give up.
I've already mentioned here before about how I also have a compulsion to print out emails that seem important to me. The result is I have lots of important pieces of paper. When there's an abundance, which is the most important? And, where's the one I really need? It is a quandary.
What about you? Is paper your enemy? Are you also waging a war against it? Who is winning?
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Thank you for the reference to American First Ladies and its author.
What writing activity were you working on that included the interview?
Margaret
After reading your profile, I just wanted to mention that I had the pleasure of interviewing Carl Sferrazza Anthony historian/biographer of American First Ladies. He is a tremendously interesting person. If you'd like to hear it, here is the link - http://tinyurl.com/6z5fxs
Barbara
I picked up the galley copy of my book last night. What was your reaction when you first saw the result of the writing, proofing, editing, etc?
Margaret
Thanks for joining our happy group.
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I love biographies, too. Welcome to BookPlace.