In left W frame, Allison Gilbert, in middle M frame, image of book cover, in right W frame, Laura Mazer.

Sundays@Home: Listen, World! In Conversation with Author Allison Gilbert and Literary Agent Laura Mazer

Join us in conversation with author Allison Gilbert on her new book with Julia Scheeres, Listen, World! How the Intrepid Elsie Robinson Became America’s Most-Read Woman, moderated by literary agent Laura Mazer. Learn the obstacles and rewards of telling women’s stories, how the marketplace has shifted for writers to share these histories, and how aspiring authors might best approach their projects to gain traction with literary agents.

From Seal Press:

The first biography of Elsie Robinson, the most influential newspaper columnist you’ve never heard of.

At thirty-five, Elsie Robinson feared she’d lost it all. Reeling from a scandalous divorce in 1917, she had no means to support herself and her chronically ill son. She dreamed of becoming a writer and was willing to sacrifice everything for this goal, even swinging a pickax in a gold mine to pay the bills.

When the mine shut down, she moved to the Bay Area. Armed with moxie and samples of her work, she barged into the offices of the Oakland Tribune and was hired on the spot. She went on to become a nationally syndicated columnist and household name whose column ran for over thirty years and garnered fifty million readers.

Told in cinematic detail by bestselling author Julia Scheeres and award-winning journalist Allison Gilbert, Listen, World! is the inspiring story of a timeless maverick, capturing what it means to take a gamble on self-fulfillment and find freedom along the way.

Preorder your copy here!

Please note: The National Women’s History Museum strives to provide programs that are accessible to all visitors. For questions, or to request accommodations such as an ASL interpreter or closed captioning, please email [email protected] at least 7 days in advance of the program.

Ms. Magazine cover from 1972 -- cover is red and says "Jane O'Reilly on the Housewife's Moment of Truth" as well as "Gloria STeinem on Sisterhood," "Letty Pogrebin on Raising Kids Without Sex Roles," "Sylvia Plath's Last Major Work," "Women Tell the Truth About Their Abortions."

Sundays@Home: Celebrating 50 Years of Ms. Magazine

What does it mean to be a feminist? Ms. Magazine, first published in July 1972, has been exploring this question for 50 years. Join us for a fireside chat about the past and present of Ms. Magazine with guests Kathy Spillar, executive editor of Ms., historian Beverly Guy-Sheftall, and historian Amy Farrell, moderated by Carmen Rios.

Please note: The National Women’s History Museum strives to provide programs that are accessible to all visitors. For questions, or to request accommodations such as an ASL interpreter or closed captioning, please email [email protected] at least 7 days in advance of the program.