Author:
Award-winning writer
Author of historical memoir, VACCINES & BAYONETS: Fighting Smallpox in Africa amid Tribalism, Terror and the Cold War
Here in this website you can glimpse the humor and horror of a true story that few have ever heard. And you may discover that VACCINES & BAYONETS reverberates in today’s news. READ EXCERPTS. READ MY ARTICLES.
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Speaker:
Zoom bookings welcome!
- B.A. in theatre; M.A. in speech pathology
- Actress, interpretive reader and barbershop quartet singer
- Continuing education instructor to nurses, teachers and parents
- Available to speak on a variety of topics tailored for your students, book club or organization
Most Requested Topics:
- Sending A Pandemic into History—An Embedded Family’s View—The dreaded scourge of smallpox, the formidable challenges in the campaign to eradicate it, and the victorious conclusion. Comparisons with COVID-19 and concerns about possible reintroduction of smallpox, accidentally or otherwise, are also addressed.
- If You Scream and Nobody Hears—A time and place sealed off from the outside world, Equatorial Guinea’s Francisco Macias Nguema crushing his people with his regime, The Terror. In this context, the author’s husband is on the frontline for world health and American security. She is isolated and on a frontline of a different sort. One of only two American women in the country, she keeps cryptic notes and hides them in the sock drawer.
- Women Hidden behind Walls—The author’s visits with women and girls isolated behind walls and denied education, progress in educational opportunities, and the courageous women who now dare to go to school–and even run for political office–despite attacks and kidnappings.
Bee is an engaging knowledgeable speaker who supplements her presentations with photographs and personal experiences that will move you deeply while educating you about the incredible journey that led to the eradication of Small pox. I highly recommend her to your group. — Linda Herzog, J.D.
CONTACT BEE to book a presentation for your group, or just to connect.