FRIENDS OF THE DARTMOUTH LIBRARIES
Exploring Historical Fiction: Inspiration Education

Saturday, September 19, 2:00 p.m.

Join the Friends of the Dartmouth Libraries on Saturday, September 19, at 2:00
p.m. to hear award-winning author Janis Robinson Daly as she shares how genealogy research
inspired her to write historical fiction. She will also discuss how the genre educates readers seeking
ways to embrace life-long learning. The event will include readings from Daly's books, book sale,
and signing.

The presentation will be held at Southworth Library.

Inspired by an unknown fact about an ancestor discovered through genealogy research, Janis
Robinson Daly wrote her first novel, The Unlocked Path, which celebrates pioneering women
doctors at the turn of the 20th Century. Its sequel, The Path Beneath Her Feet, honors the work of
the American Women’s Hospitals in rural America during the 1930s. Daly's most recent novel,
Under Two Flags, retells the true story of a Boston woman, Josephine Marzynski, who travels to
Berlin at the height of the Great War to study opera. Her annual literary citizenship program,
#31titleswomeninhistory, has gained recognition from historical fiction authors and avid readers as
an innovative way to celebrate Women's History Month in March.

The presentation will be held at Southworth Library, an accessible facility, which is located at 732
Dartmouth Street, South Dartmouth. For more information, please e-mail
[email protected].