Smithsonian Magazine19h
The Daring 19th-Century Reformers Who Sought to End Prostitution by Offering Financial and Emotional Support to Urban Sex Workers
Led entirely by women, the American Female Moral Reform Society gave material aid to those in need and pushed for men to be ...
Smithsonian Magazine1d
How an 18th-Century Female Physicist Broke Boundaries and Inspired the Generations Who Followed
Cristina Roccati graduated from the University of Bologna when few other Italian women earned degrees, and she taught physics ...
Alexandria Times8d
Alexandria Celebrates Women: Martha Washington, the ‘mother of the First Ladies’
Enslaved women in the 18th and early 19th century were often forced to labor in the fields or in an urban setting like ...
Psychology Today8dOpinion
Disabled and Dutch: Are We Failing Our Disabled Citizens?
The Americans with Disabilities Act separates the United States from progressive countries like the Netherlands. The United ...
The Indian Express14d
Explained: The story of Chagos, the Indian Ocean archipelago that Mauritius claims, UK controls
The Portuguese visited and mapped out Chagos in the 16th century, and used the islands as a stopover in voyages around the Cape of Good Hope to India. But it was only in the 18th century that the ...
Pharmacist says 'get vitamin' as 18th Century 'sailor' disease on the rise
A top pharmacist has issued a warning amid reports that a disease commonly associated with 18th Century sailors is on the rise in France and Wales. Superdrug's Pharmacy Superintendent Niamh McMillan ...
Bristol Post15d
'I'm a pharmacist - 18th Century sailor disease is on the rise'
A top pharmacist has issued a warning amid reports that a disease commonly associated with 18th Century sailors is on the rise in France and Wales. Superdrug's Pharmacy Superintendent Niamh ...
The Irish Times16d
Remembering Davoren Hanna: the work of the young disabled poet gave a sense of his wonderment with the world
The young disabled poet Davoren Hanna ... He died from a heart attack on July 18th, 1994, a few months after his 19th birthday, and was buried in Fingal cemetery. Bridget Hourican offered some ...
National Review20d
A Carving Up, Etc.
I climbed to the top of the astronomical tower at the Clementinum. You walk up the extremely steep 18th-century steps (172) and can go out onto a tiny stone balcony, with a laughable iron railing.
Reuters24d
China ramps up stimulus to guard economy from changes 'unseen in a century'
Growth target set at about 5%; debt, deficit to rise Premier Li Qiang notes global changes "unseen in a century" Li pledges to "vigorously boost" sluggish consumption BEIJING, March 5 (Reuters ...
The Argus24d
DWP responds to stopping PIP assessments for disabled people
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has responded to a petition calling for the government body to stop PIP assessments. The petition, titled 'Stop DWP repeating PIP assessments for ...