AlisonBBass

Award-winning journalist and author of Brassy Broad: How one journalist helped pave the way to #MeToo. *b1d10e23

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After deciding I wanted to write a sequel to Sir Walter Scott's Ivanhoe -- focusing on Rebecca, the beautiful Jewish healer whom Ivanhoe saves -- I realized I had to do a lot of historical research. And what I found confounded me. #historicalfiction
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Rebecca Gratz, a 19th century educator and philanthropist, may have been the inspiration for the character of Rebecca, the beautiful and spirited Jewish healer, in Sir Walter Scott's classic tale, Ivanhoe. #historicalfiction @BedazzledInk
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Here are some of the more memorable historical fiction books I've read in the past year. #historicalfiction @BedazzledInk @AlisonBBass
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Here's how I came up with the idea of writing a sequel to Ivanhoe, Sir Walter Scott's classic tale of a medieval knight who saves a beautiful healer from being burned alive as a witch. #historicalfiction @bedazzledinkpublishing
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Rebecca of Ivanhoe is available for pre-order on Amazon, Bookshop and wherever books are sold. #historicalfiction #BedazzledInk @alisonbbass
- Alison Bass - Medium

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Rebecca of Ivanhoe is a sequel to Sir Walter Scott’s classic tale of a knight in medieval England who rescues a Jewish healer from being burned alive as a witch. My novel takes up Rebecca’s story as a healer in 12th century Spain. Coming Nov. 19. #HistoricalFiction

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Why does AARP continue to partner with unscrupulous insurers like UnitedHealthcare who make excessive profits by denying adequate coverage to vulnerable patients?
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@ENBrown Such hypocrisy!

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@RonWeitzer Congrats on your new book, Ron!

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Are many Russians lying to pollsters or do they really support the war in Ukraine? Here's one expert's opinion:
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Here's my saga of trying to buy an affordable electric car. Spoiler alert: it didn't turn out well!
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Please join me for a discussion of my memoir, Brassy Broad: How one journalist helped pave the way to #MeToo, at the Edgartown Library July 29. @BedazzledInk @AlisonBBass
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If you're on the Vineyard this weekend, please join me for a discussion of my memoir, Brassy Broad: How one journalist helped pave the way to #MeToo, at the Edgartown Library July 29.
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Hope the IRS audits him: https://t.co/gpeDwqVvHC

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Edgartown Library is hosting a talk July 29 about my memoir, Brassy Broad: How one journalist helped pave the way to #MeToo. @BedazzledInk @AlisonBBass
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Edgartown Library is hosting a talk about my memoir, Brassy Broad: How one journalist helped pave the way to #MeToo, on July 29. https://t.co/J8ADxN5FqQ

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West Virginia University is merging its once-respected journalism school with another college and will probably lay off faculty because of shortsighted funding cuts by the state's legislature. Can you guess who will suffer the most?
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Like E. Jean Carroll, I didn't scream when I was raped. I also didn't go to the police. The jury verdict in her civil trial against Donald Trump is a vindication for all the sexual assault victims who weren't believed @bedazzledink @alisonbbass
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Like E. Jean Carroll, I didn't scream when I was raped. I also didn't go to the police. The jury verdict in her civil trial against Donald Trump is a vindication for all the sexual assault victims who weren't believed.
https://t.co/CyUGFgPPJI

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The District of Columbia's own data indicate that they give out-of-state drivers the lion's share of speeding tickets, providing DC with a very lucrative source of income. @alisonbbass
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