Her Ruby Shoe Moment Ida B. Wells held a copy of her book, The Red Record, in her hands and had a sense of deep satisfaction. At about 100 pages, it was her biggest project ever. After months of research and writing, it was finally published in spring of 1895. The book was the first of its kind — it … Read More
Frances Watkins Harper
Her Ruby Shoe Moment It wasn’t the first time Frances Watkins Harper had seen her work in print. She had published books of poetry and serialized novels in magazines. Her suffrage and civil rights speeches had been featured in many newspapers and pamphlets. But holding the bound edition of her novel Iola Leroy; or, Shadows Uplifted was different. The number … Read More
Shirley Jackson
Her Ruby Shoe Moment Shirley Jackson looked around her remodeled home in North Bennington, Vermont, with immense satisfaction. After nearly 20 years, her family finally was financially stable enough to pay off the mortgage and update the house. And Shirley was the one who made it possible, with the profits from her wildly successful new novel, The Haunting of Hill … Read More