Changes

Also, because I live in Wisconsin, I like writing about warm places.


[[File:Theresa Kaminski photo.jpg|thumbnail|200px|Theresa Kaminski]]

'''When did you first learn about the exploits of the four women who became the focus of Angles of the Underground?  Did you learn about them as part of your other research projects?'''

My first book, Prisoners in Paradise, focuses mostly on civilian women who were interned by the Japanese for the duration of the war. As I researched that book, I kept finding women, including those who went on to be featured in Angels, who managed to evade internment. I ended up incorporating their stories into a couple of chapters in Prisoners in Paradise. But the stories of Claire, Peggy, Gladys, and Yay--especially because they evaded internment for a larger purpose beyond personal safety--were so big and complex that they also needed a separate book.




'''When did you realize that you had enough material for more than just an article?  What convinced you that this project merited a book?'''