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How do you write the history of a woman who made it her job not to be found? Where can you find her stories when you don't even know her real name? And what do you do when you tell yourself you're working on one topic, but the archive is telling you you're writing the wrong book?  This sabbatical and mini-grant talk reveals the tricks of the trade, the lucky breaks, and the dogged persistence that uncovered a previously unknown Gilded Age Spy and-- Surprise! -- She's from Maine.