for example, in my most recent book i have a chapter on lady frances barkley, the wife of the governor of virginia at the time of bacon's rebellion. when her husband died, she became one of the most important political leaders of the colony. she became the focal point of the opposition to his successor and shethis pawarted him for about 18 months. he actually died early of disease. he was replaced by a virginian, in a temporary position, and that virginian somehow knew how to placate her and so she lost -- you know, she lost her power at that point. but the guy who replaced her husband was just so frustrated. he stept kept sending letters t england saying, she's thwarting me at every turn and nobody said this is not what she should be doing. >> you mentioned your most latest book, i read that this was the third in a series of books that you've written. >> yes. >> what's the purpose and the point of the series? >> well, the purpose and the point is actually the sort of thing we've been talking about, that is, the relationship of women to the public realm. it is the third that i wrote, b