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The Joy of Connections
Listen, World!
Passed and Present
Parentless Parents
Always Too Soon
Covering Catastrophe
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New York Times –
The Most Popular Writer You’ve Never Heard Of
Washington Post –
Elsie who? At one time, millions read Elsie Robinson’s columns
Wall Street Journal –
‘Listen, World!’ Review: Hear Her Roar
USA Today –
5 new books you need to read
San Francisco Chronicle –
Vivid biography brings pioneering San Francisco journalist Elsie Robinson to life
Washington Independent Review of Books –
Meet an early-20th-century feminist who blazed her own trail
Times Literary Supplement –
Cut out the caution! The female journalist who conquered America
Alta Journal
–
The Unsinkable Elsie Robinson
MSNBC –
She was once America’s ‘most-read woman.’ Today, she has largely been forgotten
Lit Hub –
On the Meteoric Rise of “Aunt Elsie,” Beloved Newswoman and Children’s Columnist
NiemanReports –
How One Journalist Became the 20th Century’s Most-Read Woman
Wall Street Journal –
Sole Survivors: Adult Orphans Preserve, Adapt Traditions
CNN –
Leaving behind a digital legacy for loved ones
Washington Post –
When her daughter died, she turned to exercise to quell her grief
Today Show –
If you’re having a really bad day, 7 mind tricks can help turn it around
Today Show –
How I’m keeping my dad’s memory alive this Father’s Day
Real Simple –
6 Ways to Celebrate Mother’s Day If Your Mom Has Passed
CNN –
How Celebrating Deceased Loved Ones Can Make You Happier
People magazine –
Passed and Present Feature
GretchenRubin.com –
What’s a Critical Habit for Happiness? Remembering the People We Miss Most.
Yahoo! Parenting –
My Late Father’s Secret Changed the Way I Parent
Modern Loss –
Motherless Daughters on the Road
Psychology Today –
Filling the Holes Left by Absent Grandparents
The Atlantic –
What Happens When Parents Have No Parents
Redbook –
MomCentric
Reader’s Digest –
Parenting Without Your Parents
Good Housekeeping –
My Mother Died Before My Baby Was Born, But My Daughter Will Still Know Her
New York Times –
Becoming My Grandmother
New York Times –
Parents without Parents
Journal News –
Raising kids Without Own Parents’ Support
HuffPost –
Why Family Names Are Central for Parentless Parents
Journal News –
A Mother’s Legacy
Los Angeles Daily News –
Being a Parentless Parent
New York Times –
Circle of Solace for Those Without Parents
The Sacramento Bee –
Missing Mom & Dad
Journal News –
Losing Both Parents
CNN –
Journalist and survivor: The rules blurred on 9/11
HuffPost –
Why I’m Giving It All to the National September 11 Memorial & Museum
Westchester Magazine –
9/11 Survivor Allison Gilbert On The New September 11 Museum And Covering Catastrophe
The Daily Beast –
How 9/11 Made Journalists Part of the Story
House Beautiful –
How Do You Ask Your Grandmother to Leave You Her Antiques?
TV
Good Morning America –
Remembering the legacy of Dr. Ruth
CBS Sunday Morning –
Listen, World!
EXTRA –
Listen, World!
WFLD –
Passed and Present
WCCO –
Passed and Present
Bay Area Focus –
Passed and Present
EXTRA –
Passed and Present
MSNBC –
Angelina Jolie Double Masectomy
CNN –
Parentless Parents
Fox News –
Parentless Parents
CNN –
Parentless Parents
WCBS –
Parentless Parents
CNN –
Always Too Soon
HuffPost –
Covering Catastrophe
The Early Show –
Covering Catastrophe
EXTRA –
Covering Catastrophe
Radio and Podcasts
NPR’s Here & Now –
‘Listen World!’ profiles Elsie Robinson, the most well-read woman you’ve probably never heard of
NPR’s 1A –
The Writers’ Room: Preserving women’s histories
Lit Hub –
Elsie Robinson, the Most Popular American Woman Writer You’ve Never Heard Of
Moms Don’t Have Time to Read Books –
This book should be a movie – Listen, World!
A Mighty Blaze –
The first biography of Elsie Robinson, an intrepid reporter who became the highest-paid woman writer at Hearst
WCBS Author Talks –
A conversation about Listen, World!
KQED –
The U.S. Faces a ‘Grief Crisis’ Resulting from the Pandemic
The Takeaway –
From Angelina Jolie to Me: Facing The Risk of Cancer
WCBS –
New documentary explores the events of 9/11 from the eyes of reporters
Webinars/Online Conversations
Allison Gilbert’s “Making Connections” conversation series
(Featuring guests such as
Dr. Ruth Westheimer
,
Dr. Vivek Murthy
(U.S. Surgeon General),
Anna Quindlen
, and more)
Allison Gilbert’s “Passed and Present” monthly conversation series
(Featuring guests such as
Gretchen Rubin
,
Zibby Owens
,
Dr. BJ Miller
, and more)
National Women’s History Museum –
A conversation with literary agent Laura Mazer
National Press Club Journalism Institute –
Women’s voices in the news, then and now
Authors Guild –
From Manuscript to Marketplace
See more videos on Allison’s YouTube channel
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