Rosemarie Z. Law

Poet, Writer, Teacher and Performer

Poet, writer, teacher, and performer, Rosemarie Z. Law brings both art and detailed research to her popular historical portrayals. A graduate of Johns Hopkins University, Rosemarie has traveled throughout Maryland teaching poetry in the schools.

Her presentation to the Naples Discussion Group will bring to life the amazing and true story of America’s greatest spy of World War II. Virginia Hall was a recipient of a Distinguished Service Cross from the United States, a Croix de Guerre for her heroic work in support of France’s freedom and democracy, and an honorary Member of the Order of the British Empire.

Rosemarie’s historical portrayal,  “Time-Travel with Virginia Hall”  dramatizes how this remarkable American secret agent risked life and limb to aid Allied Forces and French Resistance freedom fighters for the British SOE and the United States OSS during World War II, and subsequently for the CIA until her retirement in the 1960s.

Virginia Hall was born in Baltimore and somehow accomplished her courageous missions with the use of one only leg. Until the publication of the book A Woman of No Importance, her awe-inspiring life-story had been a well-kept secret. According to Rosemarie, “I’m am especially excited to give voice to Virginia Hall, a legendary patriot of worldwide freedom and democracy.”

Rosemarie also created and has performed “Time-Travel with Emily Dickinson” more than 50 times, including for the Chautauqua Living History performance series.