Hot Sex and Hygiene in Historical Fiction After publishing twenty-five historical romances, I’ve become a pro at balancing historical accuracy with modern day sensibilities on hygiene. Chamber pots, head lice, the pox — and I don’t mean the kind prefaced by “chicken” — were part and parcel of many previous eras. …

NYC’s Deadliest Hotel Fire Took 86 Lives On March 17, 1899, the Windsor Hotel at 575 Fifth Avenue caught fire, the first smoke and flames billowing from the building just as the city’s annual St. Patrick’s Day parade reached 47th Street. Not even the proximity of the city’s firefighters marching…

Carrie Chapman Catt and Mary Garrett Hay: A Dynamic Duo for Women’s Suffrage When president of the National American Woman Suffrage Association, Carrie Chapman Catt (1859–1947) first clapped eyes on Mary “Mollie” Garrett Hay (1857–1928), president of the New York Equal Suffrage League, in 1895, Carrie was five years’ married…

By Hope C. Tarr When you meet Mr. Right, or Ms. Right as the case may be, odds are it will be nowhere near the movie magical moment you’ve pictured. You will not be wearing the good underwear. The matching bra and panties with the snap crotch and the lacy…