Dual City Bookstore Crawl

Across the country, April 30th is known as Independent Bookstore Day.  This is the day that book lovers pay homage to all the independent bookstores to show their support for local businesses.           The WNBA-NYC chapter and the WNBA-Metro Atlanta chapter, teamed up to tour their respective cities at different…

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In Conversation: Doris Weatherford Gets Our Vote!

            During Women’s History month and hosted by WNBA-National, an interview with author/historian Doris Weatherford and moderated by Valerie Tomaselli, the author shed light on volumes of history, notably regarding the long road to securing women’s right to vote. One graduate level course sparked Doris’s lifelong interest in women’s suffrage…

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Remembering Maureen Howard

Maureen Kearns Howard, a highly acclaimed writer who trained her sharp eye on the Irish American experience as she had lived and observed it, died on March 13, 2022 at the age of 91. In addition to her nine novels, three of which were nominated for the PEN/Faulkner Award, she is…

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WNBA February and March 2022 Events!!

Events of Interest Please note that some of these events are not sponsored by the WNBA but could be of interest based on our membership. February 24, 2022 at 7:00pm (WNBA Sponsored Event) Register Here To celebrate Black History Month, WNBA-NYC members Fatima Shaik and Rosalind Reisner will discuss Fatima’s book Economy Hall:…

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