Mansplained in the Museum+
+ Edited to correct typos and to add this link to Sheldon Cohen on Divorce in Providence County, 1749-1809. I’ve been at a conference the latter half of t...
Tag: Boston
History is Not a Competition
Saturday was my first post-operative foray into costumed interpretation, up to Paul Revere House on Flag Day. This went much better than my first attempt at Pau...
Ballet Arthritique
How was arthritis pain treated in the 18th century? One option was the mustard plaster, which operates on the principle that heat generated by the plaster incre...
Book Review: Book of Ages
This is a book about reading and writing as much as it is a book about Jane Franklin, Benjamin Franklin’s little sister. Book of Ages has been reviewed el...
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