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August 10, 2026June 29, 2026 Victoria Martínez

Exploring Female STEM Pioneers of the 1950s

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July 27, 2026July 27, 2026 Victoria Martínez

Female STEM Pioneers: Holocaust Survivors Who Changed Science

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February 28, 2026May 27, 2026 Victoria Martínez

The Mittwerda List: “Stolen” Evidence of Nazi Atrocities

November 8, 2025May 27, 2026 Victoria Martínez

Commentary on “The Jewish Pedlar: An Untold Criminal History” by Tony Kushner

September 20, 2025May 27, 2026 Victoria Martínez

The Legacy of Rachel Kay-Shuttleworth: Craftivism in History

August 10, 2024May 27, 2026 Victoria Martínez

Jadwiga Simon-Pietkiewicz: Reviving Forgotten Women Artists

May 10, 2024May 27, 2026 Victoria Martínez

What Women Want: A Review of “Political Women” by Maggie Andrews

April 5, 2024May 27, 2026 Victoria Martínez

A History of Messy, Chaotic Stories

February 17, 2024May 27, 2026 Victoria Martínez

Helen Keller on Fake News and Social Blindness 

August 10, 2023May 27, 2026 Victoria Martínez

The Slow Death of the “Princess Qajar” Meme and How to (Maybe) Kill It Once and for All

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