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Shipyard Gals: Book Talk with Valerie Stoller
10/26/2025 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm PDT
In celebration of the anniversary of the Rosie the Riveter, author Valerie Stoller will discuss the era of Rosie the Riveter here in the Bay Area and the infamous Port Chicago disaster. Her novel takes place in 1944, with three stateside women who had a job to do, working in the Richmond shipyards. But when a nearby US Naval base, Port Chicago, explodes, killing 200 Black sailors, each woman must lean on her friends, and summon the courage to speak out against injustice in this historical novel.
In Conversation with Historical Fiction Author Julia Park Tracey. Her Novels include The Bereaved and Silence.
Signed books available for purchase for $21!
No RSVP required
