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‘The past wouldn’t leave me alone’: Author to discuss memoir of life in revolutionary Iran

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Jacqueline Saper, author of “From Miniskirt to Hijab: A girl in Revolutionary Iran"

Jacqueline Saper remembers the Iranian Revolution of 1978-79 as “an absolutely chaotic time.” Just 17 years old when the uprising against the U.S.-backed Mohammad Reza Shah commenced in 1978, Saper […]

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Susan W. Murray

Susan W. Murray wrote for The Independent, covering various beats, from 2005 to 2008, returning to the paper as a writer in 2018. A 26-year resident of Woodstock, she taught English, American history, and religion to junior high students at St. Mary School for nine years.
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Picture of Susan W. Murray

Susan W. Murray

Susan W. Murray wrote for The Independent, covering various beats, from 2005 to 2008, returning to the paper as a writer in 2018. A 26-year resident of Woodstock, she taught English, American history, and religion to junior high students at St. Mary School for nine years.
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