The Ozarks Studies Institute welcomes writer Pamela Smith Hill as part of Women’s History Month. Hill will speak about her soon-to-be-published book in a presentation titled “Pioneer Girl: Laura Ingalls Wilder’s Untold Story” on Tuesday, March 19, at 7 p.m. in Meyer Library 101.

Her book, coming out later this year from the South Dakota State Historical Society Press, is titled “Laura Ingalls Wilder’s Pioneer Girl: An Annotated Edition.”

Hill is a native of Springfield and now lives in Portland, Oregon. She worked as a writer in advertising and public relations for 20 years before turning to writing for young adults. Her Young Adult novels include “Ghost Horses” and “A Voice from the Border.” She has also taught professional and creative writing at universities in Colorado, Washington and Oregon. She continues to write Young Adult fiction but has also written nonfiction for adult readers. Her first book in that genre was “Laura Ingalls Wilder: A Writer’s Life,” also published by the South Dakota State Historical Society Press.