“I ran one column of ‘the dames’ twice by
mistake... Our phones rang off the wall.”—Larry Hiatt, Publisher,
Fort Stockton Pioneer
“I’ve been intending to email you for
several weeks to let you know how much I have enjoyed your articles on
Texas Women (in the Dublin Citizen)...keep up the good
work.—Anita Baker of Dublin, TX
“...I am an educatore and interested in this
type of article (a story on first Texas educator)...I read the Texas
Dames articles in the Wise county Messenger’s All Around Wise.—Gail
Riley of Decatur, TX
“...we have a copy (of a book) if you would like
to use it for a story in your column. We live here in Aledo...read
“Texas Dames” in The Community News.—Dr. Meg Pope, veterinarian
of Aledo, TX
“...here’s to these ol’ dames...might I have
permission to forward the article in the Wise County Harbinger
to...”—Linda Potter of Newark, TX
“I enjoy your column in the Wise County
Messenger. It’s always fun to read about something, or someone
that has been so important to our state’s history."
—Janet Wilson of Paradise, TX
“We have greatly enjoyed your columns on “Texas
Dames” of our early history, as published locally in the Wise
County Messenger.”—W. B. Woodruff, Jr. of Decatur, TX
“You have a knack for bringing to life women
of the past. I enjoy these stories.”—Beth Kisor, Historic Fort
Worth, Inc., director
“You find the untold stories of so many
women...women who’ve been lost from the pages of history, and you
write them well. Thank you.”—Evelyn Wilson, Tarrant County
College English professor.
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