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“We are in a time of backlash, where regressive anti-feminist movements are growing around the world. It is precisely in this time where the Canadian government must stand up for women’s rights and ...
The wreck captures a tragic moment in maritime history during the 19th century Australian gold rushes. The 800-ton sailing ship was beginning its journey back to the Netherlands in June 1857 when ...
That was Slave Power. “These fugitives educated Still and the entire American abolitionist movement about the grim realities of the Slave Power,” Rediker writes. Though mostly hidden from ...
The influence of Scandinavian design on modern British interiors has been so marked, and so enduring, that it takes a leap of the imagination to appreciate that there was a time when Nordic countries ...
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Across the world, the 19th century was a time of great change. Life looked very different at the turn of the 20th century from how it did at the turn of the 19th. The British were pioneers in many ...
Green Renovation: New Life for a 19th Century Building is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, available on iPhone, Apple TV, Android TV, Android smartphones, Amazon Fire TV ...