African-American History
Jane Matilda Bolin: Another Guest Post by Rebecca Bratspies
I am delighted to have Rebecca Bratspies back with another story about a woman who deserves to be remembered. On July 22, 1939 Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia appointed Jane Matilda Bolin to the New York City Domestic Relations Court (now the Family Court). This made Bolin the very first Black woman to serve as a…
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From the History in the Margins Archives: The 6888th Delivers the Mail
I know you’re tired of hearing it–and believe me, I’m tired of saying it–but I am deep deep deep in book mode. My manuscript is due May 1 (I’ll let you do the math) and I have a lot of work yet to do. So for the next few weeks, you can expect a couple…
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From the Archives–Overnight Code: A Q & A with Paige Bowers
Overnight Code, Paige Bower’s fascinating biography of groundbreaking computer engineer and ship designer Raye Montague, is being released in paperback today, which makes this a good time to bring this interview out of the History in the Margins archives. If you’re interested in women’s history in general, women in STEM in particular, Black history, the history…
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