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Articles with keyword "Women"

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“Little Sure Shot”: the Saga of Annie Oakley

 A new film describes how a ladylike demeanor and deadeye aim made Phoebe Anne Moses famous.

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A Patchwork of History

Eleven thousand quilts go online and offer clues about their creators.

woman in thin-soled slippers

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Teensy-Weensy, Itty-Bitty Shoes

Women's shoes in the early nineteenth century were ideal for doing nothing.

Photograph of Kittie Wilkins

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Woman of the West

The Horse Queen of Idaho.

Buffalo Soldiers standing and sitting, wearing buffalo robes.

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Incognito in the Infantry

The story of Cathay Williams, the only known female Buffalo Soldier.

Brad Gooch

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Impertinent Questions with Brad Gooch

On the life of Flannery O'Connor.

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Father Secchi's Dim View

From Maria Mitchell and the Sexing of Science, Renée Bergland’s NEH-supported biography of one of America’s first professional astronomers.

Image of Dolley Madison.

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The Politics of Love

Dolley Madison gained influence through kindness.

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Impertinent Questions with David Cartwright

Was Arthur Schopenhauer a dog person?

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Hey, Who You Callin' A Jacobin?

First of all, they are not even French. Second, they’re hardly household names.