I am deeply grateful to the women with whom I shared the socialist-feminist struggles of the late 1960s and 1970s. Our sisterhood changed and defined me.
My family has lived with Rosa and Esther’s story for decades, reading many versions and offering their support and feedback. This book is for you, Robby, Jenn, and Rachel.
Biographical Note
Ellen Meeropol is the author of three previous novels: Kinship of Clover (Women’s National Book Association Great Group Read and literary fiction finalist for the Best Book Award), On Hurricane Island (semi-finalist for the Massachusetts Book Award), and House Arrest. Her recent essay publications include Ms. magazine, Lilith magazine, the Boston Globe, and Guernica. Ellen’s dramatic script telling the story of the Rosenberg Fund for Children was produced most recently in Manhattan featuring Eve Ensler, Angela Davis, and Cotter Smith. A founding member of Straw Dog Writers Guild, Ellen leads their Social Justice Writing project. She lives in Northampton, MA.
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