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In the mid-20th century, New York’s all-female Barbizon Hotel afforded young women the opportunity to pursue independent lives. Author Paulina Bren talked with the New-York Historical Societ…

In the early 20th century, the International Ladies' Garment Workers Union was the largest women’s union in the world. It pushed to improve benefits for women in the clothing industry and in…

Wellesley College Africana Studies Professor Kellie Carter Jackson provided a history of the use of violence by black abolitionists. She was joined in conversation by New York University Pro…

Historian Harold Holzer and Valerie Paley of the New-York Historical Society talked about artifacts featured in their joint publication, “The Civil War in 50 Objects.” In this program they d…

Historian Harold Holzer and Valerie Paley of the New-York Historical Society talked about artifacts featured in their joint publication “The Civil War in 50 Objects.” In this program, they d…

Historian Harold Holzer and Valerie Paley of the New-York Historical Society talked about artifacts featured in their joint publication “The Civil War in 50 Objects.” In this program, they d…

Historian Harold Holzer and Valerie Paley of the New-York Historical Society talked about artifacts featured in their joint publication, “The Civil War in 50 Objects.” In this program, they …

Historian Harold Holzer and Valerie Paley of the New-York Historical Society talked about artifacts featured in their joint publication The Civil War in 50 Objects. In this program, they dis…

Historian Harold Holzer and Valerie Paley of the New-York Historical Society talked about artifacts featured in their joint publication, “The Civil War in 50 Objects.” In this program, they …

Historian Harold Holzer and Valerie Paley, chief historian at the New-York Historical Society, talked about artifacts featured in their joint publication, The Civil War in 50 Objects. In thi…

Historian Harold Holzer and Valerie Paley of the New-York Historical Society talked about artifacts featured in their joint publication, “The Civil War in 50 Objects.” In this program, they …