Dr. Stephanie Grauman Wolf

Stevie was my mentor, my colleague and my friend for many years. Her values, her breadth of knowledge, her humor and her authenticity made her both unique and accessible. I knew no one else like her. Having her in my life was truly a gift that I will always treasure.

I never met anyone else who was such a delight to talk to, ask advice from, and laugh with.

What a fantastic photograph you included. She was such a beauty.

I am one of those "younger" friends that she gathered around her. Not an Early Americanist, but still better as a scholar, teacher, colleague, and public historian for her friendship and sharp insights. She was also a model of professionalism for me as a working mother, balancing her many commitments, fighting for room to both work and love (and breathe) in a society EVEN MORE toxically patriarchal when she was making her way than it was for my generation. When other voices tried to...

I miss her. She was a wonderful friend, mentor, neighbor. She handed me blunt bits of wisdom about so many parts of my life, including advice about my adult children, which was priceless. A irreplaceable spirit that will be with me always.

We will miss your " lively sense of humor, punctuated by occasional bouts of salty language." The world, and especially that corner of it inhabited by early Americanists living in or traveling through Philadelphia, was a better place because of it. May your ripples be many and enduring. Love, Michelle & Roderick McDonald