Turns out that maybe 19th century American pioneers, travelling west had it both harder and easier than we might imagine from the books and movies we've seen. Harder because many of them didn't have wagons and had to travel on foot 😬 Easier because fatal encounters with native Americans were rare. According to this article, more people died from mishandling their own firearms that they brought to protect themselves from native people. 5 Biggest Misconceptions About Pioneer Life What's something you learned recently?

I'm reading our group read, On the Rooftop by Margaret Wilkerson Sexton, and very much enjoying it! It's about a trio of Black women singers in the 1950s. You?

I didn't know (or I'd forgotten) about Dorothy Height, who was a quietly formidable force to be reckoned with, championing Black rights and women's rights. A truly remarkable person. Excluded at the March on Washington, Dorothy Height Went on to Become the ‘Godmother of the Civil Rights Movement.’ See How She Built a Movement with Women at the Center. What historical tidbit have you've learned recently?

In the history of my home in Pennsylvania there is a true account in the history of Armstrong County of a woman's harrowing story of her kidnapping in which two of her sons were murdered by a band of American Indians. She was taken with two of the children, one of whom was an infant, after one son being murdered at the initial abduction. Her other son was shortly thereafter murdered. For six days she was forced to walk barefoot through the wilderness in captivity carying her infant child and finally escaped with her infant still in tow. She walked back to her home where she was received and cared for. She wrote of her ordeal in a book that was published during her life. Would you read a book that went into detail of what she had to endure?

We do have a rule against self-promotion in this community. (Thank you, everyone, for sticking to it and helping to make this community great. It's much appreciated!) But I thought we could have the *occasional* post where members can share their stuff, whatever it may be. So have at it! Comment on this post (and only on this post!) and share your website, social media, Skool community, links to your books, Substack, etc... whatever you like! It doesn't have to be HF-related. Two requirements: (1) Tell people what to expect. So if you post your Substack newsletter or your IG or your Skool community, tell us what it's about. Don't expect people to have to go look at your link to find out. Let them know if they might be interested. If it's about cooking, writing memoir, travel, makeup, business, photography, reviewing horror novels, whatever... tell us what it's about. (2) Don't just drop a comment and run. Check out other people's stuff. Read through the other comments, like them, and — if you're interested in the description — check out their links. Enjoy 😊