Lorissa Rinehart is a celebrated women’s historian, author, and public speaker. 

Her writing explores the powerful intersections of women’s history, politics, and war.

Her debut book, First to the Front: The Untold Story of Dickey Chapelle, Trailblazing Female War Correspondent (St. Martin’s Press), received rave reviews from The Wall Street Journal, The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, Publishers Weekly, among numerous other publications. 

Her upcoming second book, Winning The Earthquake: How Jeannette Rankin Defied All Odds to Become America’s First Congresswoman, is set for release by St. Martin’s Press in November 2025.

Through her weekly newsletter and podcast, The Female Body Politic, Lorissa offers insightful analysis of contemporary events, drawing on 250 years of women’s engagement in American politics.