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Big Giant Hat Rose wears when boarding Titanic. Movie still. — Big Giant Hat Rose wears when boarding Titanic.

The Hat Pin and the Historicity of Female Rage

Posted: March 3, 2025|0 comments

I’ve seen posts on social media lately stating that women of the past weaponized their hat pins, using this action to both demonstrate the historicity of female rage and as a call for a similar rebellious nature in today’s women. Since these posts never have citations, I got to wondering…

Memphis daily appeal. (Memphis, Tenn.), 26 May 1880. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress.

Compel My Spirit To Bend Its Knee… wait, what?

Posted: February 24, 2025|0 comments

This blog post started out as a meditation on the cyclical nature of time and the constancy of human nature. It evolved into a quest for truth, and ended in a revelation regarding… the constancy of human nature. It also ended up being a cautionary tale. Let us begin…. If…

Drawing of a bridge with the words Leslie's Retreat 250

250th Anniversary of the American Revolution’s Secret Start

Posted: February 17, 2025|0 comments

Celebrating the history of Salem Massachusetts with the 250th Anniversary of Leslie’s Retreat, the start of the American Revolution

Cyber Launch Party: Celebrating A New Release For Susanne Saville

Posted: November 27, 2010|0 comments

Cyber Launch Party: Celebrating A New Release For Susanne Saville: “Today we’re celebrating the release of Susanne Saville’s HIDDEN HISTORY OF SALEM.Susanne enjoys caffeine – especially in coffee and tea, tra…”