by Massachusetts History Alliance | Sep 2, 2023 | History News
Sandy SpectorHow does one bring history to life? As most of our audience knows, it is not just about names, dates, and places. It is about the connection between a person of that time and the modern day visitor. This is created through emotions, relatable feelings and...
by Massachusetts History Alliance | Sep 2, 2023 | History News
Sarah MorganThe path to ratification of the 19th amendment is marked by well over 100 years of a sisterhood of women working toward equal rights. Long before the movement began, Abigail Adams wrote a letter to her husband saying, “Remember the Ladies” as they were...
by Massachusetts History Alliance | Sep 1, 2023 | History News
Kathleen LangoneAmalia Kussner was the sought after miniature portrait artist by the women of the Gilded Age. Though her skill was quite impressive, her meteoric rise to fame had much to do with her bold attitude and demanding equal commissions to her male...
by Massachusetts History Alliance | Sep 1, 2023 | History News
Holger AfflerbachWas the outcome of the First World War on a knife edge? In this major new account of German wartime politics and strategy Holger Afflerbach argues that the end result was in the balance until late in the war. Using new evidence from diaries, letters...
by Massachusetts History Alliance | Aug 28, 2023 | History News
Robert J. AllisonDecember 16, 1773, Bostonians destroyed three cargoes of East India Tea in one of the greatest acts of civil disobedience of all time, and the event that precipitated the Revolution. But why did this become such an important event? We will discuss the...
