Upcoming Events
"I appreciate Shannon's research and her manner of presentation. I'll take anything by her!"
Monday, August 17, 6:30 p.m. EST
Smithsonian Associates / The First Lady of World War II
60-minute virtual lecture with archival materials
$20 members / $30 non-members
(all proceeds benefit the Smithsonian)
Registration info and link to come.
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Saturday, September 25, time TBD
History Book Festival, Lewes, DE / You Can't Catch Us
In person: Joint presentation with Denise Kiernan,
the author of Obstinate Daughters:
The Rebels, Writers, and Renegade Women Who
Ignited the American Revolution
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Monday, November 2, 7 p.m. EST
Ashland (MA) Public Library / The First Lady of World War II
Virtual event: Presentation with archival materials
Zoom link to come.
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Friday, December 11, 12 noon EST
National First Ladies' Library and Museum / You Can't Catch Us
Virtual event: Presentation with archival materials
Registration info and link to come.​
"I've attended several Smithsonian lectures on Zoom. This was one of the best!"
"Well researched, speaker was prepared and engaging. Handled questions fluidly and kept the tone entertaining but educational."
"Really knows her stuff."
"I love learning a bit of 'hidden history,' and Shannon did a terrific job of discussing Lady Bird's incredible whistle-stop campaign trip."
"Fantastic and such a great speaker. I learned so much and adore First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt even more!"
Past Event Highlights
Presentation and book signing for You Can't Catch Us at the Woman's National Democratic Club in Washington, DC, with special guest Lynda Johnson Robb. She was aboard the 1964 campaign train, and something she said at a North Carolina stop became the title of the book.
Back at the FDR Library for an event hosted by the Eleanor Roosevelt Center.
A presentation for You Can't Catch Us with archival materials included connections between Lady Bird Johnson and her role model, the trailblazing Eleanor Roosevelt.
Participating in the National World War II Museum's "Our War Too" Women's History Symposium with Christopher C. Gorham, author of The Confidante. Click here to view.
Presenting with the White House Historical Association. Click here to view.
With Anna Fierst, Eleanor & FDR's great-granddaughter, and Kirsten Strigel Carter,
Deputy Director of the FDR Library, at
Val-Kill, Eleanor's home in Hyde Park, NY.
At the FDR Library's annual Roosevelt Reading Festival in June 2023. C-SPAN was on the scene recording the event. Click here to view.
A conversation with Blanche Wiesen Cook at the Roosevelt House Institure for Public Policy in NYC. Click here to view on YouTube.
With David Michaelis,
the author of ELEANOR,
in New York City.
Rancho Mirage, CA, is a town of booklovers and history buffs, as evidenced by this amazing audience at the Rancho Mirage Writers Series. Click here to view this 45-minute talk with archival materials.