Keeping up with the American Girl: Parents fighting huge demand to get historical dolls for their little girlsROBIN SHULMAN
In "The Librarian of Burned Books" by Brianna Labuskes, three women's lives entwine as they uniquely fight World War II: through books. They're an American author drawn to 1930s Berlin, a German woman who escapes to Paris, and an American fighting against censorship of paperbacks sent to...
1906, American:DominoBlack silk, sateen or woollen material is selected to develop this popular garment. A silk cord, knotted, encircles the waist and is tied in front. Mask of black satin. (Illustrated above right; click the image to enlarge.) Sources:Holt, Ardern. Fancy Dresses Described,...
The Latin American Day of the Dead is a two-day celebration taking place on November 1st and 2nd. This tradition originated in Mexico. Several ancient Aztec death rituals were combined with new Catholic beliefs brought to the New World by the Spanish Conquistadores. Instead of mourning the souls...
Girl Power: The 1933 New Haven Garment Workers Strike In 1933, a poor Italian-American teenager led the dramatic New Haven garment workers strike that lifted thousands of women into the middle class. Jennie Aiello wasn’t the only leader of the New Haven garment workers strike of 1933. But ...
In November, 1943, John took part in an operation named “Torch,” an amphibious allied invasion of French North Africa. John was in a convoy charged with landing munitions in Algeria. The British and American ships were already facing stiff opposition from the French Vichy at Algiers. Shortly...
I’ve read a number of Beth Trissel’s books, and I’m always amazed by her creativity. This holds true for The Hunter’s Moon. She takes bits and pieces from a number of different areas, including Native American folklore, pop culture, and the paranormal, throws them in the proverbial...
Ron Stallworth is the first African-American detective to serve in the Colorado Springs Police Department. Determined to make a name for himself, Stallworth bravely sets out on a dangerous mission: infiltrate and expose the Ku Klux Klan. The detective soon recruits a more seasoned c...
She is also the author ofOn Gold Mountain, which tells the story of her Chinese American family’s settlement in Los Angeles. Posted inFiction,Historical Fiction|Tagged15th century China,historical fiction,Lady Tan's Circle of Women,Lisa See,Ming Dynasty,The Year of the Snake,Women Doctor in...
Charleston, SC: American Tract Society, South Carolina Branch, 1831. Anderson, David G. The Savannah River Chiefdoms: Political Change in the Late Prehistoric Southeast. Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama Press, 1994. Andrews, Eliza Frances. The War-time Journal of a Georgia Girl, 1864-1865. ...