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How 1880s technology allowed Nellie Bly and her competitor to break the record for the fastest trip...
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 5 months agoNellie Bly in her traveling dress and coat.Bettmann/Getty Images In 1889, journalist Nellie Bly set...
Franco Harris statue moved at Pittsburgh airport (George & Nellie, too)
Beaver County Times via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFINDLAY TWP. – Now you don't need an airline ticket to visit a statue of one of the greatest icons...
`10 Days in a Madhouse' opera premieres in Philadelphia, celebrating women's voices
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 8 months agoKiera Duffy is disturbed by “10 Days in a Madhouse” as much as an 1887 public was outraged by the...
Opera Philadelphia resets 3 new works composed by women
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoOpera Philadelphia has rescheduled three new works composed by women that were delayed by the...
You Can Read These Classic Horror Books Online For Free
Nerdist via Yahoo News· 2 years agoWe love being scared, but only if it’s the right type of scared. Not COVID-19 scared. We prefer...
New Heinz History Center exhibit highlights stories of western Pennsylvania women
WPXI via Yahoo News· 2 months agoA new exhibit highlighting the impact western Pennsylvania women have had on Pittsburgh and the...
Acting state education secretary touts 'opportunities' in tour of Penn Highlands campus
The Tribune-Democrat, Johnstown, Pa. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJun. 29—JOHNSTOWN, Pa. — After a tour of the Pennsylvania Highlands Community College campus on Tuesday, acting state Secretary of Education Eric Hagarty noted his commitment to helping students ...
Think journalism's a tough field today? Try being a reporter in the Gilded Age
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 7 months agoAn 1899 photograph of the pressroom of the Planet, a newspaper in Richmond, Va. Everett...
On This Day, Jan. 25: Gangster Al Capone dies
United Press International via Yahoo News· 4 months agoAmanda Bailey with the Missouri History Museum adjusts a cutout figure of Al Capone in St. Louis on April 22, 2014. On January 25, 1947, Capone died at...
Heinz History Center holds event to advance women journalists in Pittsburgh
WPXI via Yahoo News· 4 weeks agoAn event designed to advance women journalists was held at the Heinz History Center on Sunday. WPXI...