"Women were out front as a survival tactic. Men could not function in high-visibility, high-profile roles where we come from, because they would be plucked off ... The white folks didn’t see the women as that much of a threat ... They didn’t know the power of women, especially black women" more »

The purpose of the project is to promote public debate. Viewers can have their say on whether the books were banned for a sensible reason. "Books are still being burned, but the focus now is on online censorship" more »

I am always happy (out of doors be it understood, for indoors there are servants and furniture) but in quite different ways, and my spring happiness bears no resemblance to my summer or autumn happiness, though it is not more intense, and there were days last winter when I danced for sheer joy out in my frost-bound garden, in spite of my years and children. more »

The works are distinguished not only for the glowing quality of light achieved by many of the most talented artists of the time, but for their role in an unsurpassed period of artistic, cultural, scientific and commercial accomplishment in the Netherlands more »