Participant Info

First Name
Ginger
Last Name
Pedersen
Country
United States
State
FL
Affiliation
Florida Atlantic University
Website URL
www.palmango.com
Keywords
Florida History, Forgotten Women, Florida Pioneer History, Palm Beach County History, Roadside Attractions, Women Pioneers, Women Physicians, Misogyny
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Additional Contact Information
@writertales.bsky.social
PhD
PhD

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About Me

I am an independent scholar, writing both nonfiction and fiction books and articles about women whose stories have been forgotten or overlooked.

I am a full-time researcher and writer with expertise in finding online resources and digging for private family collections.

Recent Publications

Pedersen, Ginger L., and Janet DeVries Naughton. The Crystal Ball Chronicles: Lena Clarke’s Twisted Tale of Love, Deception, and Crime. West Palm Beach, Florida: Palmango Press, 2023.

Pedersen, Ginger L., and Janet DeVries Naughton. Pandemic in Paradise: Florida Stories from the 2020 Coronavirus Pandemic. Edited by Ginger L. Pedersen and Janet DeVries. West Palm Beach, FL: Palmango Press, 2020.

Overdue in Paradise: The Library History of Palm Beach County. Edited by Janet DeVries, Graham Brunk, Ginger L. Pedersen, Shellie A. Labell, and Rosa Sophia. First edition. West Palm Beach, FL: Palmango Press, 2017.

DeVries, Janet, and Ginger Pedersen. Legendary Locals of West Palm Beach Florida. Legendary Locals. Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing, 2015.

Pedersen, Ginger Lee and Janet DeVries. Pioneering Palm Beach: The Deweys and the South Florida Frontier. Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing, 2012.

Media Coverage
Country Focus
United States
Expertise by Geography
Germany, Middle East, United States
Expertise by Chronology
19th century, 20th century
Expertise by Topic
Genocide, Higher Ed, Human Rights, Libraries & Archives, Literary History, Local & Regional, Medicine, Rural & Agrarian History, Women