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Frances Altman @Altman8Altman

Writer and author Frances Altman caps 40-some year communications career with 10th book Destiny's Daughter, moving from Middle Grade to adult

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Essay or Blog? fealtman.wordpress.com/2025/…

Essay or Blog?

Podcasts have taken over as influncers. Writing a blog or essay seems to have slipped in popularity.   I have written a blog since May 2015.  My intent is to write a short piece in a…

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Post 195 presents Destiny’s Daughter to school libraries ground.news/article/post-195… #mary #edwards #TalkwalkerAlerts via @talkwalker

Post 195 presents Destiny’s Daughter to school libraries

On Thursday, Lugoff’s Larry Jeffers American Legion Post 195 presented the book, Destiny’s Daughter — The Life of Mary Edwards Walker, Maverick Suffragist, Doctor, and Medal of Honor Recipient, to...

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Latch Key Kids fealtman.wordpress.com/2025/…

Latch Key Kids

            Yesterday afternoon I was watching several kiddies playing at the park. There was only one adult in sight. I wondered about how ma…

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A Show of Force nybooks.com/articles/2025/07… #mary #edwards #TalkwalkerAlerts via @talkwalker Add to the phrase "A Show of Force and Cruelty"

A Show of Force | Fintan O’Toole

What Trump was trying to demonstrate in Los Angeles is that he can project his armed power into every American community at any time.

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Thrifty Times Ahead

When I was five years old World War II ended. But food was still rationed. Every Tuesday morning  my Mom and I went shopping at the neighborhood  grocery. I stood in the butcher’s line to buy a sla…

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Thrifty Times Ahead

When I was five years old World War II ended. But food was still rationed. Every Tuesday morning  my Mom and I went shopping at the neighborhood  grocery. I stood in the butcher’s line to buy a sla…

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30 Oct 2023
IT'S RED, WHITE & BLUE SEASON. Elections may be some places, it's Veterans Day too. Now another book fair so here's my homemade invitation..
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WEAR STURDY SHOES advised Mary Edwards Walker when you go marching. She urged women to protest wearing comfortable clothing and taking a sandwich. In Destiny's Daughter her philosophy parallels today's women. Facebook.com/frances.altman.…
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Check out this post on Nextdoor: nextdoor.com/p/LBt-dBrFJhHs?…

It's the last day of National Women's History Month but you still have time to read about Mary...

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I love meeting first time authors such as Eve Vogelstein whose new photo picture book "Prince Charming in the Garden of Eve" features a rare blue frog who has been living in her garden for two years.
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Hi, I’m inviting you to join our online community for our neighborhood on Nextdoor. Click here to accept my invite: nextdoor.com/!QZ3VN3

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Nextdoor is the neighborhood hub for trusted connections and the exchange of helpful information, goods, and services.

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Come & let's discuss researching history. I'll be discussing the three levels of Historical Research for Writers at 3 p.m. Saturday, March 8 at the Enoch Pratt Light Street Branch at 1251 Light Street, Baltimore. Free.
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FREE SPEECH! Some 40 years ago I joined National Federation of Press Women. Today NFPW joined 40 news organizations to protest the banning of Associated Press from presidential press conferences. By President's actions he threatens the First Amendment and shows his thin skin
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From my neighborhood: nextdoor.com/p/ckCS--XnBCJr/…
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Microsoft founder Bill Gates's new book Source Code: My Beginning is out. Gates's Foundation serves many African health problems. Would't it be wonderful if Mr. Musk, a native African, matched his deeds?
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Today, Feb. 3 is National Women 's Physicians Day. It also gives me the opportunity to thank all for reading my book, Destiny's Daughter, about Mary Walker, America's first surgeon. Excellent read for March Women's History Month. Thanks Doc!
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A RUMOR on X said President Trump would seek out a second woman to receive Medal of Honor. Mary Edwards Walker was the first. An ideal read for March Women's History Month.
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Thanks to everyone who read Destiny's Daughter these past several months. Yes, Mary Edwards Walker was a tough, assertive suffragist and is still a terrific role model. amazon.com/author/francesalt… Start the year with gusto!
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A Zoom Book Fair. Why Not? Thanks to Nat'l Pen Women for the event pitching my two women's books, "Escape to Freedom" and "Destiny's Daughter." Thanks to all my fans for your tremendous support as a writer. amazon.com/author/francesalt…
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Happy Birthday to Mary Edwards Walker, Suffragist and recipient of the Medal of Honor. After spending years researching her it's difficult to untangle from her. It's particularly a time to think of her as she urged women to think for themselves and recognize self-worth.
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