Alison D. Stegert

In May I was invited to be a part of a wonderful platform called Time Tunnellers, which is all about “digging for the story in history.” It’s a joint effort by several children’s authors, and the result is a fabulous collection of resources that can be used in the classroom to enhance lessons.

I was tasked with writing an article and creating a video that unpacked some aspect of the history included in my book, Her Majesty’s League of Remarkable Young Ladies. I’m pleased to share both here.

You can read my article The Victorian Art of Correspondence here. It looks at everything from lovely, loopy Copperplate handwriting to the many clever Victorian advances in communications, including the postage stamp and the star invention in my book, Elisha Gray’s relatively unknown telautograph machine.

And here’s the video:

Thanks to the stellar team at Time Tunnellers, especially Susan Brownrigg. It was an honour to share Her Majesty’s League of Remarkable Young Ladies and indulge in my fascination with Victorian correspondence and inventions.

I encourage you to browse their website. The list of fabulous topics is mindboggling! It is a treasure trove for teachers

And while you’re here, I invite you to check out my freshly updated Speaking Gig page, where you can find out about my workshops and how to book me to speak at your literary festival, school, library, or bookshop event.