Writers Network July 7 – What’s special about Eliza?

Eileen Hook

Author

Why write a biography of an ordinary person? How do Eliza’s experiences resonate with modern readers?

Attendees will learn about:

• Who was Eliza Gregson?
• Key sources for writing a biography
• Verify the facts, memories can be fuzzy
• Writing in first person vs third person makes the story real

Eileen Hook has a BS degree in Interpretation from CSU, Sacramento. She has been actively researching and portraying California pioneer women since 1980 at Sutter’s Fort and Marshall Gold Discovery Park. Her 40-year study of Eliza Gregson’s life has taken her from England to pre gold rush California.

Eileen Hook – Friend of Sutter Fort