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June 21, 2018May 27, 2026 Victoria Martínez

Marauchie Van Orden: Soldier of the American Revolution

May 21, 2018May 27, 2026 Victoria Martínez

The Unusual Union That Led to the World’s First Feminist Government

April 16, 2018May 27, 2026 Victoria Martínez

Forget About Jack, You Don’t Know Matilda (but you should)

March 8, 2018May 27, 2026 Victoria Martínez

On International Women’s Day, Women in History Who Pressed for Progress

January 25, 2018May 27, 2026 Victoria Martínez

A President’s Son-in-Law, Nepotism and Treason

January 8, 2018May 27, 2026 Victoria Martínez

The Surprising 17th Century Origins of Radical Feminism

November 27, 2017May 27, 2026 Victoria Martínez

Gilded Age New York’s “King of Diamonds”

September 27, 2017May 27, 2026 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

August 30, 2017May 27, 2026 Victoria Martínez

The Lesbian and the Novelist Who Escaped the Gilded Age

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