Thomas Dresser discusses his latest book Women of Martha’s Vineyard at 7 p.m. at the Vineyard Haven Public Library on Main street in Vineyard Haven on Wednesday, May 8. Mr. Dresser’s book digs into the lives of 15 women from Vineyard history, including West Tisbury’s hen-loving poet Nancy Luce and Harlem Renaissance writer Dorothy West. The common denominator was their love of the Island.