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Empresses of Seventh Avenue
I will admit that I resisted reading Empresses of Seventh Avenue: World War II, New York City and the Birth of American Fashion by fashion journalist Nancy MacDonnell, despite the fact that several people I admire recommended it. I’m not sure why. Over the years I have happily gone down rabbit holes related to the…
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From the Archives: Beyond Belief
When I was working on my recent post on the display Americans and the Holocaust,I wanted to link to my review of Deborah E. Lipstadt’s Beyond Belief: The American Press & the Coming of the Holocaust 1933-1946. I couldn’t find one. I decided I must have failed to review the book, even though I regularly…
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History on Display: Suffs: The Musical
Earlier this week, a friend and I attended a performance of Suffs, Shaina Taub’s award-winning musical about the women’s suffrage movement, which I’ve wanted to see ever since it opened off-Broadway in 2022. The short version? Suffs did not disappoint. I laughed. I cried. I cheered. So did everyone else as best I could tell.…
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