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‘Eminent Oregonians’
highlights important stories
Three Oregon authors
tell the stories of three
people who shaped
Oregon’s history
we know it today,” Nokes said.
While having lunch
together, Forrester shared that
he wanted a female author
to write a chapter about
Duniway — Nokes suggested
Kirkpatrick.
JANE KIRKPATRICK
By Tammy Malgesini
Go! Magazine
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haracterized as a publica-
tion “inspired by Lytton
Strachey’s ‘Eminent Victori-
ans,’” the authors of “Eminent
Oregonians” describe three
Oregonians — Abigail Scott
Duniway (1834-1915), Jesse
Applegate (1811-1888) and
Richard Lewis Neuberger
(1912-1960) — “who were
often at odds with their mo-
ments in history.” In the newly
released book’s promotional
materials, Richard A. Baker,
U.S. Senate historian emeri-
tus, said Oregon authors Jane
Kirkpatrick, R. Gregory Nokes
and Steve Forrester each
present well-sourced and
insightful commentary.
Forrester first pondered the
publication in 1987. However,
as the editor and publisher of
the Daily Astorian, he didn’t
have time to tackle the proj-
ect. After retiring, Forrester
found the time. He recruited
Nokes, who was immediately
on board.
“The project seemed like a
perfect opportunity to tell the
stories of people who have re-
ceived little public recognition
for their important contribu-
tions to shaping the Oregon as
An award-winning author,
Kirkpatrick has penned more
than three dozen fiction and
nonfiction books — many
based on the lives of historical
women. Her September 2020
historical fiction release,
“Something Worth Doing,”
centered around Duniway, an
early women’s rights advo-
cate, newspaper editor and
writer.
Kirkpatrick, who was writ-
ing and researching both
projects simultaneously, said
it was a challenge. Working
with two different editors, she
said, helped her navigate the
process.
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“Eminent Oregonians” explores the lives and contributions of three Oregonians
who helped create modern Oregon.
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