next to her is barbara winslow a professor in the women's and gender studies program in the department of secondary education at brooklyn college. one of my oldest and best friends. there's a little nepotism involved in my selection of people to write these books. [laughter] not because they're my friends but because i know them well enough that i know they write well, they want to communicate with college students and with the general public and they're interested entirely in women's history. barbara is the founder and director of the shirley chisholm project, brooklyn women's activism 1945 to the present. and she's the author of "shirley chisholm, catalyst for change." next to her is lara vapnek, the author of "elizabeth gurley flynn: modern american revolutionary." she teaches history at st. johns university. she specializes in the history of gender, labor and politics in the 19th and 20th century united states. her previous publications include breadwinners working women and economic independence, 1865-1920 as well as several articles on women's labor history. she is a distinguishe

next to her is barbara winslow, professor in the women's and gender studies program, the department of secondary education at brooklyn college and one of my oldest and best friends. there's a little message involved in my selection, not because they are my friends but because i know them well enough that i know they write well they want to communicate with college students and the general public and they are interested in women's history. barbara is founder and director of the shirley chisholm project 1945-present and she is the author of "shirley chisholm: catalyst for change". next to her is lara vapnek the author of "elizabeth gurley flynn: modern revolutionary". she teaches history at st. john's university. she specializes in the history of gender, labor and politics in the nineteenth and 20th century united states. previous publications include bread winners:working women and economic independence 1865-1920 as well as several articles on women's labor history, she is a distinguished lecturer for the organization of american historians. cindy lobel, a former student of mine, i want