by Massachusetts History Alliance | Mar 16, 2019 | History News
Tara Mancini, author of Calicos, Camelots and Swords Why would a good man need bright red drawers? Why are hers yellow? And what were love drawers? We’ll dive into the personal wardrobes and hampers of New Yorkers and explore the various types, colors and styles of...
by Massachusetts History Alliance | Mar 16, 2019 | History News
Dr. Michael Shire, Chief Academic Officer and Dean of the Graduate School of Education, Hebrew College, Newton, MA Benjamin Franklin’s autobiography was first published in French in 1791 incorporating a method of moral improvement that he attempted on a daily basis...
by Massachusetts History Alliance | Mar 16, 2019 | History News
Stephen Knott, Professor, National Security Affairs Department, United States Naval War CollegeLin-Manuel Miranda’s Broadway blockbuster Hamilton: An American Musical kept Alexander Hamilton on the $10 bill and transformed this unlikely founding father into a Broadway...
by Massachusetts History Alliance | Mar 16, 2019 | History News
J. L. Bell author of The Road to Concord: How Four Stolen Cannon Ignited the Revolutionary War and Boston 1775 In the decade that led to the Revolutionary War, Boston’s newspapers were a major political battleground. The town’s journalism scene–the oldest and most...
by Massachusetts History Alliance | Mar 16, 2019 | Education, History News
Patrick Riccards is Chief Communications and Strategy Officer of the Woodrow Wilson Foundation and co-director of its American History Initiative. Patrick began his career on Capitol Hill, where he served in senior communications positions for members of the U.S....
