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Mark Your Calendars!

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I have exciting news. The University of Nebraska Press has scheduled my forthcoming book on the Equal Rights Amendment to be published October 2021. Mark your calendars!

To help with my book’s release, I have a new website. Check it out for news about my book, writing, and upcoming events. https://www.rebeccadewolf.com

Don’t worry, I will keep updating this site with blog posts, when I have the chance to write them. My new website will also contain links to my recent blog posts. So, it will be easy to navigate between the two sites.

You can pre-order Gendered Citizenship now. See the links below.

Hardcopy Edition

Paperback Edition

Focus On: The Equal Rights Amendment

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I know it has been a while since my last post. It has been hard to return to this blog (or anything for that matter), since my father passed away. But I have kept myself busy with my kids and my book. And, I am happy to note that I’ve made decent progress on the book, which I hope to discuss in another post at some other point.

But, for now, I want to share some exciting news. Last month, I had the honor to be interviewed by award-winning journalist Jane Marie of the production house Little Everywhere for Focus Features’ podcast special on the Equal Rights Amendment.

This podcast marks the release of Focus Features’ new film On the Basis of Sex, which follows the story of Ruth Bader Ginsburg and her fight for gender equality. During the interview, I provided a historical perspective on the current struggle for the ERA, and I touched upon the research I am conducting for my forthcoming book, Gendered Citizenship, which will be published by The University of Nebraska Press. https://focusfeatures.podbean.com/e/focus-on-the-equal-rights-amendment/

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On the Process of Writing: Tips and Suggestions

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Wow! It has been a while. I am sorry for the delay in posting. As I have written about before, things are crazy right now. My husband is traveling constantly, so I have been solo-parenting a lot. When I am not taking care of the kiddos, I have been focusing my energy on my book manuscript. (I do not have much of a life outside of parenting and writing. Seriously.) My goal is to have a reasonable grip on the manuscript before I send my proposal materials to the editor who I have been communicating with since last fall.  Because the book has been taking up the majority of my time outside of parenting, I decided to do a post about writing tips and suggestions.

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RESEARCH TOOL: ZOTERO

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Zotero is an invaluable resource for anyone who is organizing and analyzing research.

Even though I first encountered Zotero during a graduate-level digital history course, it took me another year to fully realize its benefits. When I began conducting research for my dissertation I became completely overwhelmed by the sheer volume and diversity of sources that I had to collect and examine. After three trips to the manuscript room at the Library of Congress produced scattered and indecipherable research notes, I decided to return to my Zotero account. This was probably one of the smartest decisions I ever made as a PhD student, as, to put it simply, I would not have finished my dissertation without the help of Zotero.

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