American History
History on Display: The Anne Frank Pen Pal Museum
One of the delights of a road trip is seeing a sign advertising an unexpected attraction. The kind that makes you go “What??!!” and immediately pull out your phone because you can’t believe you read it correctly. One of the frustrations of a road trip is missing something you would like to see because the…
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From the Archives: Talking About Women’s History and Alias Agnes with Elizabeth De Wolfe
Sometimes plans go astray. I don’t have a new “Three Questions and an Answer” to share with you today. Luckily I have years of interviews that you may not have read the first time. I am pleased. Next up, historian and writing friend Elizabeth de Wolfe! * * * I have literally been waiting for…
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Mary Elizabeth Garrett, the “Friday Evening” Group, and Coercive Philanthropy
In the course of researching my last blog post, I discovered Mary Elizabeth Garrett (1854-1915), the woman who founded and led the Women’s Medical Fund Committee, which raised the money that allowed the Johns Hopkins University medical school to open, and forced the school to admit women and to improve the quality of medical education.…
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