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History and Current Events March 2024
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The age of revolutions : and the generations who made it
by Nathan Perl-Rosenthal
A noted historian offers the first narrative history of the revolutions that raged across Europe and the Americas from 1760 to 1825, showing how the sweeping political transformations after 1800 etched social and racial inequalities into the foundations of modern democracy. Illustrations.
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Focus on: Women's History Month
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The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women
by Kate Moore
What it's about: As World War I escalated, American women tasked with painting watch dials (many used by soldiers) were exposed to the gruesome effects of radiation poisoning.
Why it matters: The surviving workers eventually took their employers to court; the outcome improved labor laws and led to a greater scientific understanding of radiation's harmful effects.
Reviewers say: "written with clarity and a sympathetic voice that brings these figures and their struggles to life" (Library Journal).
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All That She Carried: The Journey of Ashley's Sack, a Black Family Keepsake
by Tiya Miles
Then: On the eve of being sold in 1852 South Carolina, enslaved nine-year-old Ashley was given an embroidered cloth sack of mementos by her mother, Rose.
Now: Tracing Ashley's sack across the generations, MacArthur Fellow and award-winning historian Tiya Miles offers an engaging, richly detailed family history exploring the lived experiences of slavery and its aftermath.
Did you know? Ashley's sack is currently on display at the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C.
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Femina: A New History of the Middle Ages, Through the Women Written Out of It
by Janina Ramirez
What it is: a revisionist history of England's medieval period that spotlights the influential -- yet often erased -- contributions of the era's women.
Featuring: "King" Jadwiga, Poland's first woman monarch; nun and polymath Hildegard of Bingen, regarded as the founder of natural history in Germany; mystic Margery Kempe, who wrote the first autobiography written in English.
Reviewers say: "A great choice for any history buff" (Kirkus Reviews).
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The woman's hour : the great fight to win the vote
by Elaine F. Weiss
An uplifting account of the 1920 ratification of the constitutional amendment that granted voting rights to women traces the culmination of seven decades of legal battles and cites the pivotal contributions of famous suffragists and political leaders.
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| The Black Angels: The Untold Story of the Nurses Who Helped Cure Tuberculosis by Maria SmiliosHidden Figures fans will enjoy this evocative debut history from essayist Maria Smilios that chronicles the work of the early 20th-century Black women nurses at Staten Island's Sea View Hospital, who worked tirelessly to eradicate tuberculosis despite systemic racism, poor working conditions, and understaffing. Further reading: Twice as Hard: The Stories of Black Women Who Fought to Become Physicians, from the Civil War to the 21st Century by Jasmine Brown. |
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