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The Woman Who Invented the Modern Concert: Clara Schumann, Master of the Piano

Dale DeBakcsyJuly 24, 2019

In mid-nineteenth century Europe, two colossi of the keyboard crisscrossed the continent, leaving masses of ecstatic fans in their wake, and they could not hav...

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Powerful “Harriet” Film Trailer Offers First Look At Cynthia Erivo As American Hero Harriet Tubman

wyskJuly 23, 2019

Focus Features has just released the first trailer for "Harriet", the highly-anticipated biopic based on the inspiring life of American freedom fighter, hero, ...

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Trapped in a Velvet Prison: The Private Musical Genius of Fanny Mendelssohn

Dale DeBakcsyJuly 10, 2019

Mendelssohn. Thirty years ago, that name carried two associations: as the surname of Moses Mendelssohn, the philosopher who brought a modernized Judaism int...

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Barbara Strozzi, Master Of The 17th Century Love Song

Dale DeBakcsyJune 19, 2019

Between the monophonic spirituality of Hildegard of Bingen and the lush, human lyricism of Barbara Strozzi (1619-1677) there lie five centuries, a Renaissance,...

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Ask For Jane: The True Story Of The Underground Network That Helped Women Get Safe Abortions

wyskJune 13, 2019

As we watch more and more states try to ban abortion, Ask For Jane reminds us what it was like before Roe v Wade. Based on real events, Ask for Jane tells ...

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Today Is National Doughnut Day… Meet The Women Integral To Its History

wyskJune 7, 2019

Meet Helen Purviance and Margaret Sheldon, the original Salvation Army "Doughnut Lassies," whose service provided invaluable comfort to WWI soldiers....

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A Voice Across 900 Years: Hildegard Of Bingen, Europe’s First Composer

Dale DeBakcsyJune 5, 2019

Author's note: In the United States, of the 537 conductors registered with the League of American Orchestras, only 60 (or 11%) are women, and of the 24 largest...

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Mary Sherman Morgan, The World’s First Woman Rocket Scientist

Dale DeBakcsyMay 29, 2019

On October 4, 1957, the United States received the greatest single blow to its prestige since the burning of the White House in 1814 with the announcement that...

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Mushrooms, Fossils, And A Pen To Draw Them With: Beatrix Potter, Naturalist

Dale DeBakcsyMay 22, 2019

"I don't know what to write to you, so I shall tell you a story about four little rabbits whose names were Flopsy, Mopsy, Cottontail and Peter." In 1893,...

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