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A multi-generational story of women who created family and history in Riverside
Author Susan Straight spent her whole life in Riverside, where she raised her three daughters. Now that she's become an empty nester, she's written a book to remind her daughters of where they came from.
By Madeleine Brand • • 1 min readAuthor Susan Straight spent her whole life in Riverside, where she raised her three daughters. Now that she's become an empty nester, she's written a book to remind her daughters of where they came from. "In the Country of Women" is about six generations of women who came before them, including those from the Swiss Alps and from a slave cabin the South.
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5 of 5Remembering 2 Santa Monica victims of the California boat fire- 0:00Remembering some of the victims of the boat fire off the Santa Barbara coast
- 9:30USC officials eyed prospective students with rich parents
- 17:39How islands recover from devastating storms: Lessons from the Virgin Islands
- 29:09Red abalone fights for survival amid climate change
- 35:48A multi-generational story of women who created family and history in RiversideYou’re reading this