American History: Now Featuring Women
It's Ladies Week on the DC book tour circuit, as there are a number of biographical-y things about important historical events that one wouldn't necessarily equate with certain obscure ladies who were actually quite integral, in these important historical events. For instance, the New Deal. And "liberty," as a concept. Also special guest appearances by your Congressman Chris Van Hollen and moderately popular Newseum exhibit Cokie Roberts.
Monday, April 20: My Happiness Bears No Relation to Happiness is a Biography About A Poet That Bears Relation To A Novel. 7 PM. [ Politics & Prose ]
Pulitzer-winning Washington Post writer Kirstin Downey has this new book about FDR's gal Friday, Frances Perkins. [ Hooks Books Events ]
Newseum exhibit Cokie Roberts has a new book about "Ladies of Liberty." Conspicuous omission: Frances Perkins. For shame. [Hooks Books Events ]
Tuesday, April 21: Women's rights has everything to do with human rights, seeing as women shockingly account for half of humans. The Means of Reproduction will explain. 7 PM. [ Politics & Prose ]
Wednesday, April 22: Here's this new Venetian thriller called About Face in which a woman, spoiler alert, has a mysteriously disfigured face. 7 PM. [ Politics & Prose ]
Thursday, April 23: Quinn Bradlee, personified anagram and son of Ben Bradlee and Sally Quinn, has a new biographical inspirational thing. 7 PM. [ Politics & Prose ]
Friday, April 24: Original Superman illustrator Joe Schuster has this artier, smuttier side project called Secret Identity , which was banned but now you get to hear all about it anyway. 7 PM. [ Politics & Prose ]
Unchecked human evil, which by day assumes the shadowy host body of Richard A. Posner, will be in town. [ Hooks Books Events ]
Saturday, April 25: Local Congressman Chris Van Hollen will be on hand at Saturday's presentation of a new book about local congressman Chris Van Hollen. Former Clinton Press Secretary Mike McCurry will be there too because sure, why not. 1 PM. [ Politics & Prose ]