Shannon McKenna Schmidt is the author of The First Lady of World War II: Eleanor Roosevelt’s Daring Journey to the Frontlines and Back. Find her at @NovelDestinations or at ShannonMcKennaSchmidt.com.

Phil Sheridan spent more than 30 years reporting and writing on sports for Philadelphia-area newspapers. He worked 18 years at the Philadelphia Inquirer and four years at ESPN.

Yara Simón is a Miami-born Nica-Cubana living in Los Angeles. She is an editor and freelance content marketing writer with more than a decade of journalism experience. She specializes in Latinx culture, and her work has appeared on MasterClass, Refinery29 and more.

Joe Smeltzer graduated from Waynesburg University with a degree in journalism in 2020. He has contributed to the History Channel since August 2021. He also writes for the Washington Observer-Reporter and the Nittany Sports Now website.

Scott W. Stern is the author of The Trials of Nina McCall: Sex, Surveillance, and the Decades-Long Government Plan to Imprison "Promiscuous" Women.

Missy Sullivan, special projects editor at HISTORY.com, is an award-winning journalist and editor who previously held editorial positions at The Wall Street Journal, SmartMoney magazine and Forbes.

Elizabeth Svoboda is a writer based in San Jose, California and the author of What Makes a Hero?: The Surprising Science of Selflessness.