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Patricia Miller

Patricia Miller
Patricia Miller is an award-winning author and journalist whose fascination with the untold stories of women led her on a 10-year journey to unearth the story of the Breckinridge–Pollard scandal. Her work on the interplay of politics and sexual morality has appeared in The Atlantic, Salon, The Nation, Huffington Post, and Ms. Magazine. She received a master’s degree in journalism from New York University and lives outside of Washington, DC, with her husband and dog.


How to Arrange an 1890s-Style Shotgun Wedding

Dueling Affairs and a Scandal That Rocked Washington
November 15, 2018  By Patricia Miller
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