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New York’s First Black Librarians Changed the Way We Read
New York Times· 5 days agoA year earlier, the library had established the first public collection dedicated to Black...
Folger Shakespeare Library reopens after $81.5 million renovation, housing literary treasure trove -...
WTOP Washington· 4 days agoLibrary director Michael Witmore told WTOP. The library was the brainchild of Standard Oil President...
Much Ado About First Folios — the world's largest Shakespeare collection reopens
NPR· 5 days agoSo many items were created that they pretty clearly didn’t all come from...to reach a more universal audience is what led Folger Library director Michael ...
The Folger Library Wants to Reintroduce You to Shakespeare
New York Times· 3 days agoJennifer Schuessler has reported frequently on Shakespeare, including following a First Folio to...
Thomas/Thomasin Hall Is Part of the Story of Gender Nonconforming People in US History
Teen Vogue via Yahoo News· 7 days agoThe new clothing made Hall’s intersex status publicly visible, marking her/him as an outsider. It...
The Paris Games' Mascot, the Olympic Phryge, Boasts a Little-Known Revolutionary Past
Smithsonian Magazine· 6 days agoWhen France decided on a mascot for the Paris 2024 Summer Olympic Games, it didn’t go with a...
See inside a secret Navy museum on an active base where visitors require an official escort at all...
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 2 days agoThe Latrobe Gate at the Washington Navy Yard.Library of Congress Latrobe Gate was built by architect...
Wait ... the Underground Railroad ran across the Rio Grande? A lost story surfaces.
The Christian Science Monitor· 6 days agoMs. Bravo was raised along the U.S.-Mexico border in Hidalgo County, Texas. Before emancipation,...
Vintage Victorian images reveal the early days of tourism
LoveEXPLORING via Yahoo News· 7 days agoWith more disposable... Grove) became the first piece of land ever to be protected for public...
Celebrating queer botany during Pride Month in Chicago
CBS News· 3 days agoWhen thinking of Pride Month, images of colorful concerts, exhibits and parades come to mind. The...