by Elaine Luther | Jan 11, 2023 | Scientists, Women's History Month
Why were there so many lady botanists? Because no one could stop you from going outside and collecting plants. Of all the sciences, this was one with few barriers, at a time (for so much of history) when women were blocked from education opportunities and membership...
by Elaine Luther | Jul 29, 2021 | Artists
This post was written for kids. Artemisia Gentileschi was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, (which was right after the Renaissance) who painted stories from the Bible as well as portraits. To be an artist back in the 1500s and 1600s, as a woman, was really...
by Elaine Luther | Jul 28, 2021 | Inventors
Tools for Making Popcorn Balls Have you ever had a popcorn ball? It’s basically popcorn, stuck together with white syrup, made into a ball. They used to be a classic homemade treat for Halloween. They’re less popular these days, probably because working...
by Elaine Luther | Jul 27, 2021 | Artists
This article is for parents, other adults, or advanced kid readers. (If you’re new here, you may not know that many of our posts are written for kids!) Edmonia “Lewis’s best-known work in her lifetime was the Death of Cleopatra, a twelve-foot tall sculpture...
by Elaine Luther | Jun 29, 2021 | Inventors
Photo Discovered of Inventor Margaret E. Knight! So many thanks to Laura Rankin of the Framingham Historical Society (Massachusetts) for finding and sharing this picture of inventor Margaret E. Knight! We’ll do a minisode to follow up on our podcast episode...
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