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“All of That is What Feminism is to Me”: Building a Multiracial, Working-Class Women’s Organization in 1970s Brooklyn

“All of That is What Feminism is to Me”: Building a Multiracial, Working-Class Women’s Organization in 1970s Brooklyn

“All of That is What Feminism is to Me”: Building a Multiracial, Working-Class Women’s Organization in 1970s Brooklyn

By Tamar W. Carroll

Gender & Sexuality, Race & Ethnicity, PoliticsGuest UserJanuary 26, 2016Comment

Insubordination and "Conduct Unbecoming" : Purging NYC's Communist Teachers at the Start of the Cold War

Insubordination and "Conduct Unbecoming" : Purging NYC's Communist Teachers at the Start of the Cold War

Insubordination and "Conduct Unbecoming" : Purging NYC's Communist Teachers at the Start of the Cold War

By Marjorie Heins

Education, PoliticsGuest UserJanuary 12, 2016 Comment

Lewis Masquerier and the Urban Origins of an 1845 Plan for “Rural Republican Townships”

Lewis Masquerier and the Urban Origins of an 1845 Plan for “Rural Republican Townships”

Lewis Masquerier and the Urban Origins of an 1845 Plan for “Rural Republican Townships”

By Sean Dwyer Griffin

Politics, Business & LaborGuest UserDecember 15, 2015Comment

The Bureau of Municipal Besmirch: A Tale of Accountability and Resentment

The Bureau of Municipal Besmirch: A Tale of Accountability and Resentment

The Bureau of Municipal Besmirch: A Tale of Accountability and Resentment

By Daniel Williams

Gilded Age, PoliticsGuest UserNovember 17, 2015Comment

Pope’s Day in Early New York City

Pope’s Day in Early New York City

Pope’s Day in Early New York City

By Luke J. Feder

British Era, PoliticsGuest UserNovember 10, 2015Comment

A Den of Know Nothings, Papists, and Radicals: NYC in the 1850s

A Den of Know Nothings, Papists, and Radicals: NYC in the 1850s

A Den of Know Nothings, Papists, and Radicals: NYC in the 1850s

By Glen Olson

PoliticsGuest UserNovember 5, 2015Comment

Hamilton’s Constitution and the Acquisition of Legacy

Hamilton’s Constitution and the Acquisition of Legacy

Hamilton’s Constitution and the Acquisition of Legacy

By Nora Slonimsky

Politics, Early RepublicGuest UserNovember 3, 2015Comment

Another Other Half: A Look at Michael Angelo Woolf and His “Waifs” (Part 2 of 2)

Another Other Half: A Look at Michael Angelo Woolf and His “Waifs” (Part 2 of 2)

Another Other Half: A Look at Michael Angelo Woolf and His “Waifs” (Part 2 of 2)

By Martin Lund

Politics, Arts & CultureGuest UserOctober 29, 2015Comment

Another Other Half: A Look at Michael Angelo Woolf and His “Waifs” (Part 1 of 2)

Another Other Half: A Look at Michael Angelo Woolf and His “Waifs” (Part 1 of 2)

Another Other Half: A Look at Michael Angelo Woolf and His “Waifs” (Part 1 of 2)

By Martin Lund

Arts & Culture, PoliticsGuest UserOctober 27, 2015Comment

From Port to Court: Developing Marine Insurance Law in Alexander Hamilton’s New York

From Port to Court: Developing Marine Insurance Law in Alexander Hamilton’s New York

From Port to Court: Developing Marine Insurance Law in Alexander Hamilton’s New York

By Kate Elizabeth Brown

Early Republic, PoliticsGuest UserOctober 13, 2015Comment