‘Nurse, Spy, Cook:’ How Harriet Tubman Found Freedom Through Food
Source: NPR
Harriet Tubman funded her trips in part by cooking, and during the journeys she acted as provider to the slaves she helped escape.
Historic Figures
Mathphilic
Source: The New Yorker
Physicists of today still build on Albert Einstein’s now century-old theory of general relativity. Learn about the genius of Einstein’s math.
How British scientist Hertha Marks Ayrton discovered the secret of ripples
Source: The Telegraph
Mathematician, engineer, physicist, and inventor Ayrton received recognition for her first invention at a British exhibition, and many more inventions followed. Read about her work on ripples and the electric arc and her award for making her ideas heard.
‘Hamilton’ the Broadway musical is now a dazzling book
Source: USA Today
Usually books inspire plays and movies. However, the smash Broadway musical Hamilton, based on the life of Alexander Hamilton, inspired a book that details the play’s social and cultural significance.
American Drama Transformed
Source: National Park Service
This article examines playwright Eugene O’Neill’s impact on American theater.
Gibson: Madison was no party animal
Source: The Roanoke Times
In this opinion piece, Bob Gibson, the executive director of the Sorensen Institute for Political Leadership at the University of Virginia, argues that James Madison serves as a unifying figure in a divisive political climate.
Oseola McCarty
Source: The Wall Street Journal
In 1995, Oseola McCarty donated $150,000, the majority of her life savings, to The University of Southern Mississippi. The donation made a huge impact on the lives of the African-American students from southern Mississippi who received scholarships to study at the University.
Robber barons and silicon sultans
Source: The Economist
This article compares the entrepreneurs of Silicon Valley to the Robber Barons of the Gilded Age.
A Masterly Emily Dickinson Movie
Source: The New Yorker
Film critic Richard Brody reviews a new biopic about poet Emily Dickisnson, who was born in Amherst, Massachusetts, and lived most of her life there.
Ada Lovelace, the First Tech Visionary
Source: The New Yorker
Nearly two centuries ago, the daughter of the poet Byron pursued a very different line of interest, one that has led to her being called the world’s first computer programmer.