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Author: Victoria Martínez

Historian and author.
November 13, 2017February 7, 2018 Victoria Martínez

The Scandinavian Salvation of Mary Wollstonecraft

October 24, 2017June 10, 2018 Victoria Martínez

Countess Emilia Plater and the Perpetual Anomaly of the Woman Warrior

October 19, 2017August 2, 2018 Victoria Martínez

Pictured // Woman of the Year

October 9, 2017January 16, 2019 Victoria Martínez

A Beacon in Historical Darkness: The Medal Worn on the Grave

September 27, 2017September 7, 2018 Victoria Martínez

Beyond Inspiring: History’s Female PhD Pioneers

September 16, 2017August 1, 2018 Victoria Martínez

The Serpentine Journey of an Iconic Art Nouveau Jewel

September 8, 2017August 2, 2018 Victoria Martínez

Excerpted // Mighty Lady, True Husband

August 30, 2017August 2, 2018 Victoria Martínez

The Lesbian and the Novelist Who Escaped the Gilded Age

August 16, 2017June 10, 2018 Victoria Martínez

The Lady King Who United Medieval Scandinavia

August 9, 2017September 27, 2018 Victoria Martínez

When Sweden Rescued 31,000 Non-Swedes from Nazi Germany

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