A NOTE ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Patricia Miller is an award-winning author and journalist whose fascination with the untold stories of women led her on a ten-year journey to unearth the history of the Breckinridge-Pollard scandal. Her work on the interplay of politics and sexual morality has appeared in The Atlantic, Salon, The Nation, The Huffington Post, and Ms. magazine. She received a master’s degree in journalism from New York University and lives outside Washington, D.C., with her husband and dog. You can sign up for email updates here.