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Giving a Name to the Nameless in History

In the early days of the Jamestown colony, a woman was murdered and cannibalized by her husband. In the written accounts she is never named other than by her husband's name. The infamous John Smith even jokes about the manor and motivation for her death: "And one amongst the rest…
Alena Bruzas
October 30, 2024
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In 1960s America, The Disillusioned Search for Truth

America’s 1960s were revolutionary years marked by anti-war protests, flag-burning, civil disobedience and assassinations. Many young people lost their dreams and ideals in the maelstrom, some emerged enlightened, but all were affected by the turbulence.Authors who chose to write about the era have a head start if they lived through…
Joanna Poncavage
July 24, 2024
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Celebrating Unsung Women Innovators

It is a common enough tale: A wife, daughter, sister, or mother who began a career at the side of a man in her life, only to have her considerable contributions to their shared life goals minimized to a footnote in history or erased from them altogether.  When working on…
Aimie K. Runyan
September 16, 2024