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Author: Victoria Martínez

Historian and author.
September 7, 2026August 15, 2026 Victoria Martínez

Holocaust Health Care: The Role of Women Physicians

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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 

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