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Porter Square Books has hosted 25 events in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first program was a 2005 Speech. The year with the most events was 2019 with five events. The year with the highest average number of views per video was 2016 with an average of 2,769 views per video. Most appearances with Leila Meglio (5), Nigel Hamilton (5), Sarah Rettger (4). Most common tags: Roosevelt, Franklin, Gender Issues, U.S. History.

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    The Secret History of Home Economics

    Journalist Danielle Dreilinger provided a history of home economics and how it led many young women to jobs in the fields of …

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    Terror to the Wicked

    Tobey Pearl recounted the first murder trial in the Plymouth Colony for the fatal robbery of a Nipmuc tribesman in 1638. This…

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    Eleanor

    Biographer David Michaelis recalled the life of Eleanor Roosevelt. This was a virtual event hosted by Porter Square Books in …

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    Think Like a Feminist

    Philosophy professor Carol Hay weighed in on what it means to be a feminist. This virtual event was hosted by Porter Square B…

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