Elaine Elinson

San Francisco's Own Rosa Parks
Charlotte Brown defied a color bar on San Francisco street cars while the Civil War was still raging.

"A lesson in American history riding the 14 Mission bus"
What a ride on the city bus can tell you about your fellow passengers – and yourself.

"Soup, salad, suffrage: How women won their right to vote in California"
Untold history of working women’s efforts to secure the vote in San Francisco.

Wherever There's a Fight: How Runaway Slaves, Suffragists, Immigrants, Strikers, and Poets Shaped Civil Liberties in California
Winner, Gold Medal, 2010 California Book Awards

Development Debacle: The World Bank in the Philippines
Expose of how U.S. investment in the Philippines bolstered the oligarchy and oppressed the poor.