Literature and Poetry
Sandra Day O’Connor is Passionate About Civics Education
"You might be surprised that I’m promoting civics using online media. I’m not an expert. But even a retired cowgirl like me knows that we need to use these tools to educate if we are going to inspire and interest today’s young people. more »
Meet The Dolls: The Miniature World of Faith Bradford; Holiday Present Suggestion
In a new book, Museum curator William L. Bird Jr. brings The Dolls’ House to life and that of it's owner, Faith Bradford, a woman of note. Explore the five-story, 23-room miniature home. As Bird describes in the book, it was "a floating object, stand-alone attraction, a house without a home." more »
Three Faiths: Judaism, Christianity, Islam at NYPL
Three Faiths includes 200 rare and precious works created over the past 1,500 years. Among them, great works of the miniaturist's art and of calligraphy, drawn from all three faiths, delight the eye, as they have done since their creation centuries ago more »
A Woman's Crusade: Alice Paul and the Battle for the Ballot
Over 500 women were arrested and 168 served time in jail. Some of that time was served in the Occoquan Workhouse, whose superintendent took great pleasure in giving the women a hard time. When they refused to eat the worm-filled food, he had them force fed. It was an exciting time. Walton tells this story in a compelling style that lets you live the experience more »