Transcript: So I think she’s a pretty cool lady all around. I think it’s cool to realize how much of an effect this movie has had on film history. If you are a die-hard fan and you watch it for Christmas, even though it’s not a Christmas movie, you’ll notice the big moment at the … Continue reading "27 Conclusion from “Female Creatives & A Star Is Born” [Video]"

Many thanks to Janice Law of the American Women Writers National Museum who invited me to give a short talk on The Women of Early TV. I enjoyed sharing the names and careers of women like Peg Lynch, Gertrude Berg, Selma Diamond, and D.C. Fontana to the members who gathered on Zoom last Wednesday morning. … Continue reading "13 Even More On D. C. Fontana From Women in Early TV for the American Women Writers National Museum [Video]"

It was great to be able to attend this year’s SD WhoCon in San Diego and present this lecture on “The Difficulties and Delicacies of Writing the First Female Doctor in 50+ years” in which I discuss how successful I think showrunner Christopher Chibnall was in making that transition. It gave me a chance to … Continue reading "04 My Writing from The Difficulties and Delicacies of Writing the First Female Doctor in 50+ years [Video] [Doctor Who]"

Watch the entire presentation – Worry and Wonder | The Courier Thirteen Podcast | Episode # 29 here Transcript: Host: I guess I’ll ask, why why did you also want to teach? Rosanne: I actually — my first job was as a high school teacher because I come from Ohio — a college in Ohio … Continue reading "38 Why Teaching? from Worry and Wonder | The Courier Thirteen Podcast [Video]"

In researching and writing my book on Giuseppe and Anita Garibaldi and the unification of Italy (A Man Of Action Saving Liberty: A Novel Based On The Life Of Giuseppe Garibaldi)  I re-discovered the first American female war correspondent – Margaret Fuller — who I had first met in a college course on the Transcendentalists. … Continue reading "30 Fuller, Native Americans, and Sociology from Concord Days: Margaret Fuller in Italy [Video]"

Transcript: I think it’s important to remember what it could have been if we’d had a chance to see a Whitney Houston version. I think that would have been an incredible movie. I’m still bummed I’m never going to get to see it and I think it’d really be cool if Dorothy had lived to … Continue reading "26 Dorothy Parker and Social Justice from “Female Creatives & A Star Is Born” [Video]"

Many thanks to Janice Law of the American Women Writers National Museum who invited me to give a short talk on The Women of Early TV. I enjoyed sharing the names and careers of women like Peg Lynch, Gertrude Berg, Selma Diamond, and D.C. Fontana to the members who gathered on Zoom last Wednesday morning. … Continue reading "12 More On D. C. Fontana From Women in Early TV for the American Women Writers National Museum [Video]"

It was great to be able to attend this year’s SD WhoCon in San Diego and present this lecture on “The Difficulties and Delicacies of Writing the First Female Doctor in 50+ years” in which I discuss how successful I think showrunner Christopher Chibnall was in making that transition. It gave me a chance to … Continue reading "03 Russell T Davies from The Difficulties and Delicacies of Writing the First Female Doctor in 50+ years [Video] [Doctor Who]"

Watch the entire presentation – Worry and Wonder | The Courier Thirteen Podcast | Episode # 29 here Transcript: I have another friend who teaches a thing called “speed drafting” So then you figure out what’s your best way to work and his idea is that you should set a little timer — an hour … Continue reading "37 Finding Your Writing Process…from Worry and Wonder | The Courier Thirteen Podcast [Video]"

In researching and writing my book on Giuseppe and Anita Garibaldi and the unification of Italy (A Man Of Action Saving Liberty: A Novel Based On The Life Of Giuseppe Garibaldi)  I re-discovered the first American female war correspondent – Margaret Fuller — who I had first met in a college course on the Transcendentalists. … Continue reading "29 Fuller and The Great Lakes from Concord Days: Margaret Fuller in Italy [Video]"