Two Nerdy History Girls on YouTube

If you missed the Two Nerdy History Girls’ chat with Meena Jain and the wonderful group of readers and nerdy history people who joined us, you can tune into YouTube. Or you might want a replay in case you missed something. I sure did. While I love not knowing what questions will arise (it keeps my brain stimulated), I know there will be some whose answers escape me at the time—or maybe I’ll think of additional information after the chat is over. So yes, this happened, and I will probably do some follow-ups.

If you’d like to watch or re-watch, here’s the link. Or you can look up “The Two Nerdy History Girls Ride Again! 4.14.2025”, which is on the Ashland Public Library MA channel.

Readers asked about Court dress and maternity wear (very important at a time when so many women spent most of their childbearing years bearing children) as well as a number of questions about medical care, disease, women’s health.

If you’d like to follow up on a subject raised during the chat, you can send me an email via the Contact Loretta page on my website. Your topic might be quite blogworthy—which would allow me to go on and on in nerdy history fashion—something to look forward to!

In excellent timing, @littleblossomdarling (Blossom Darling on Facebook), very recently posted a short video about menstruation and women’s clothing. You might want to follow her on social media, because she tackles many of the same topics that come up in these chats and elsewhere. And a note of credit to dress and textile historian Hilary Davidson (@fourredshoes) whose discussion of Jane Austen’s clothing got the 2NHGs thinking about women’s heights.

The Two Nerdy History Girls return. Again.

Yes, it’s turned out to be a regular thing, and being a Nerdy History Girl, I for one am very happy about this. Meena Jain, Director of the Ashland Public Library, continues to invite us back. She also makes it pain-free, and keeps things moving along, a superior host.

And so historical novelist Susan Holloway Scott and I will appear virtually to answer your burning questions about the past. Well, we hope we can answer. At any rate, we’ll do our best, and if matters proceed as they have on previous occasions, we’ll all have a good time.

Details, details:

Virtual - The Two Nerdy History Girls Ride Again!

7pm-8pm ET Monday 14 April

This link will take you to the event information page, which includes the registration link. Or you can register directly here. Either way, you’ll get confirmation and reminder emails. These will come from Zoom, so you may want to check your spam folder.

I hope you’ll join us—and ask some questions!

Author event on 3 April with Elizabeth Everett, Caroline Linden, & me

The time has come for another in-person historical romance author event. This time, Caroline Linden and I will join Elizabeth Everett, in celebration of Elizabeth’s latest release, The Lady Sparks a Flame.

If you haven’t yet met Elizabeth’s brainy and brave, rule-breaking women, it’s time for an introduction. We’ll be talking about Sam & Phoebe’s story and women who break rules and a great deal more.

Here’s the where and when:

Thursday 3 April⁠ 7 - 9pm EDT⁠

Lovestruck Books⁠ 44 Brattle Street ⁠Cambridge MA 02138⁠

Tickets here.

Elizabeth will donate $1 per book for all pre-orders and books sold at the event to Guttmacher Institute.