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These are the women’s movement histories that you haven’t heard. After the Civil War, women from all walks of life worked to make Philadelphia a…
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Electrical wires first appeared on Philly streets in 1845. A few pioneering wires were strung up on poles to facilitate the latest communication innovation: the…
Comments closedPainted transparencies were the lighted billboards of the nineteenth century. Large scenes and words painted on thin cloth or paper were stretched over a wood…
Comments closedI had such a hard time on this episode! The city of Philadelphia that we know today came out of a crucible moment in the…
2 CommentsI always wanted a short and sweet history of America in the 1800s, but I couldn’t ever seem to find one. After writing this (and…
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