Nancy Manahan, Ph.D., is a retired community college English teacher. Her books include Lesbian Nuns: Breaking Silence, prompted by her year in the Maryknoll Missionary Sisters, pu...view moreNancy Manahan, Ph.D., is a retired community college English teacher. Her books include Lesbian Nuns: Breaking Silence, prompted by her year in the Maryknoll Missionary Sisters, published in 11 counties in 7 languages. On My Honor: Lesbians Reflect on Their Scouting Experience, published in 1997, was reissued in paperback and as an e-book in 2021. The award-winning Living Consciously, Dying Gracefully: A Journey with Cancer and Beyond was written with her wife Becky Bohan. Nancy and Becky are founding members of the Minnesota Threshold Network, educating people about conscious dying, family-directed after-death care, and green burials. They make their home at Carefree, a lesbian community in N. Ft. Myers, Florida. For information about Nancy and Becky’s six published books, visit www.nanbec.com. (Updated 2020)view less