“Politburo’s Youngest Member Advanced Swiftly to the Top”
Spot profile on the elevation of Mikhail Gorbachev to the top position in the Soviet Communist Party’s central committee. continue reading
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Spot analysis of the changing of the guard at the United Nations, as Vernon Walters replaced Jeane Kirkpatrick as U.S. ambassador. continue reading
“Sharon Loses Libel Suit; Time Cleared of Malice”
Wrap-up: Ariel Sharon v. Time Inc. continue reading
“Time Again for ‘So Much UN-ery’”
Curtain-raiser: The U.N. General Assembly of 1984. continue reading
“One week into the Invasion: Up the Coastal Road from Tel Aviv to Beirut”
Up the coastal road from Tel Aviv to Beirut, following the path of Israel’s 1982 invasion of Lebanon. continue reading
“Spot Analysis: Palestinian Autonmy and the Late Moshe Dayan”
Spot analysis: Moshe Dayan and the Palestinians. continue reading
Recap of Israel’s Attack on Iraq’s Nuclear Reactor, June 7, 1981
How the Israelis managed to blow up Iraq’s nuclear reactor in 1981. continue reading
“The Golan Heights: The Camp David Fear in the Occupied Golan Heights”
Israelis in the Golan Heights, 1980. continue reading
“The West Bank: A new breed of leadership”
Palestinian leadership in the occupied West Bank, Summer 1980. continue reading
“The West Bank: This Land is Whose Land?”
Israeli settlers and the Palestinians: Whose Land? continue reading
“Isle of Dogs”
“Isle of Dogs” By Brooke Kroeger January 1978isle-ofdogs-st__louis_post_dispatch_sun__jan_15__1978_
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The Suffragents: How Women Used Men to Get the Vote
The story of how and why a group of prominent and influential men in New York City and beyond came together to help women gain the right to vote.
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The Suffragents in the news: Kirkus Reviews, Foreword Reviews, NYU Features, Women’s Media Center, Facebook , Brooke’s posts, Tabletmag.com, Good Men Project.
Upcoming on the Suffragents calendar: Sept. 1 BOOK LAUNCH!: East Hampton Library LI, NY. Sept 11: Corner Bookstore NYC. Sept. 14: Porter Square Books, Cambridge MA , [Sept. 22-24, Kansas City.] Sept. 28: NY Society Library. Oct. 10: NY Genealogical & Biographical Society Fall Luncheon. [Oct. 11-15, Little Rock.] Oct. 19: East Hampton Library. Oct. 22: Woodlawn Cemetery. Nov. 5: Holiday Book Signing at the Beekman Arms in Rhinebeck, NY. Nov. 7: NYU Center for the Humanities. Nov. 16: Book & Bottle: Suffolk County Historical Society & Museum. Nov. 20: Brookhaven League of Women Voters. See Calendar for details.
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