Watched two interesting c-span book tv interviews this weekend with intelligent, dynamic women. The first is a black woman from NJ, one of six daughters all of whom are successful women who put themselves thru college as an instrumental band, The Thornton Sisters. She wrote a book of her life icalled "The Ditchdiggers Daughters" in case you're looking for something to read. The other is a black historian and educator who taught at Princeton and has a cv a mile long. Her name is Nell Irvine Painter and she's fascinating. Check out her web site www.nellpainter.com. She's written several books and might be a good resource for Braddles if he still plans to major in history.