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Gavin Kleespies — Our Favorite Things—A look at the collections of the Massachusetts Historical Society through the favorite objects of the staff

Gavin Kleespies — Our Favorite Things—A look at the collections of the Massachusetts Historical Society through the favorite objects of the staff

by Massachusetts History Alliance | Aug 12, 2023 | History News

Gavin KleespiesThe Massachusetts Historical Society is the first historical society in America, dating back to 1791. Over the past 232 years, MHS has assembled a remarkable collection, including the papers of three US presidents (John Adams, John Quincy Adams, and the...
Janet Parnes — Meet the First Female Cabinet Secretary: Frances Perkins’ Rocky Road to Washington

Janet Parnes — Meet the First Female Cabinet Secretary: Frances Perkins’ Rocky Road to Washington

by Massachusetts History Alliance | Aug 12, 2023 | History News

Janet ParnesHer fingerprint lies in every workplace in the country. A relentless champion for exploited workers in the early-mid 1900s, Frances Perkins pushed through programs and policies we take for granted. These include the 40-hour workweek, Unemployment...
Catherine Musemeche — Mary Sears and the Race to Solve the Ocean in World War II

Catherine Musemeche — Mary Sears and the Race to Solve the Ocean in World War II

by Massachusetts History Alliance | Aug 12, 2023 | History News

Dr. Catherine “Kate” Musemeche is a graduate of the University of Texas McGovern Medical School in Houston, Texas and the University of Texas School of Law. She has been a pediatric surgeon for more than three decades. Musemeche’s first book, Small, was longlisted for...
Fergus Bordewich – The First Congress: How James Madison, George Washington, and a Group of Extraordinary Men Invented the Government

Fergus Bordewich – The First Congress: How James Madison, George Washington, and a Group of Extraordinary Men Invented the Government

by Massachusetts History Alliance | Aug 11, 2023 | History News

Fergus M. Bordewich is the author of nine non-fiction books: KLAN WAR: Ulysses S. Grant and the Battle to Save Reconstruction (October, 2023); CONGRESS AT WAR: How Republican Reformers Fought the Civil War, Defied Lincoln, Ended Slavery, and Remade America; THE FIRST...
Cassandra A. Good – First Family: George Washington’s Heirs and the Making of America

Cassandra A. Good – First Family: George Washington’s Heirs and the Making of America

by Massachusetts History Alliance | Aug 3, 2023 | History News

Cassandra A. Good Award-winning historian Cassandra Good shows how the outspoken step-grandchildren of George Washington played an overlooked but important role in the development of American society and politics, from the Revolution to the Civil War....
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