I found the inspiration to start writing when return hits from a genealogy search on my great-great-grandfather, William S. Peirce, Esquire noted: He took an active part in founding the Woman’s Medical College in Philadelphia. This fact triggered more research as a story and characters formed. The early graduates of the Woman’s Medical College have remained in the shadows. Their stories needed to be told. With a love of history, I balanced a need for authenticity and details with a flair to create emotional connections to fictional characters. The Unlocked Path celebrates pioneering women doctors at the turn of the 20th Century. It was named a #1 New Release for US History on Amazon in August 2022, received an Honorable Mention for General Fiction from the 2023 New England Book Festival Awards, and was a finalist for the 2023 Goethe Awards of Late Historical Fiction from the Chanticleer International Book Awards. Its sequel, The Path Beneath Her Feet, honors the work of the American Women’s Hospitals in rural America during the 1930s. Splitting my time between Cape Cod, New Hampshire, and Florida, a tablet becomes my library and desk, packed for reading and writing, wherever I might land. I graduated with a B.A. in Psychology from Wheaton College, at the time, an all-women’s college. At Wheaton, I developed a fond appreciation of the supportive relationships established between students and a heightened awareness of female-centric issues. A presentation of how my genealogy research inspired my writing has made me a sought-after speaker for book clubs, women’s groups, libraries, and writers’ groups. To learn more, including book club tips, information on other forthcoming novels, her curated lists of #31titleswomeninhistory, connect with me at www.janisrdaly.com