history
A flurry of new forever stamps honor women’s achievements
July 22, 2022Once upon a time, the appearance of women’s faces on U.S. postage stamps was a rare event. But representation has come a long way.
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Pete Seeger “forever”: July 21 stamp release at Newport Folk Festival
July 15, 2022Lifelong supporter of People’s World gets USPS honors.
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‘The Janes’: Courage and creativity on the abortion front
July 13, 2022In a time when once again women’s control over their own bodies has been rolled back, The Janes offers a primer for creative resistance.
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On the bicentennial of Shelley’s death: Evolution of a working-class poet
July 12, 2022Next to Burns, Shelley had the greatest influence on 19th-century working-class literature in England. His vision applies undiminished today.
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‘The Braille Legacy’: Musical stars an all-blind cast
July 6, 2022History was made last weekend when a musical about the inventor of the Braille alphabet that first premiered in London at the Savory and Charing Cross Theatre in 2017, received its American premiere.
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