The authors come to Washington, DC, on Tues., March 13, at 6:30PM.
Join us for a conversation between Liza Mundy and Rebecca Boggs Roberts on their respective books, Code Girls and Suffragists in Washington, D.C. In 1942, reeling from Japan's devastating surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, the United States military launched a secret program to recruit young female college graduates to serve as code breakers in the newly ramped up war effort. In Code Girls, award-winning journalist and bestselling author Liza Mundy reveals for the first time the revolutionary achievements and patriotic service of these remarkable young women. As Mundy shows, their astonishing code breaking triumphs against the Germans and Japanese helped secure an Allied victory before their vow of secrecy nearly erased their vital contributions from U.S. history.
Despite 60 years of relentless campaigning by suffrage organizations, by 1913, only six states allowed women to vote. Then Alice Paul came to Washington, D.C. In Suffragists in Washington, D.C., author Rebecca Boggs Roberts narrates the heroic struggle of Paul and the National Woman's Party as they worked to earn the vote.
At Kramerbooks, 1517 Connecticut Ave., NW, Washington, DC. Click here for info.
