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British Propaganda in India during World War II Africa, Asia and South Asia, Long 19th- 20th centuries / August 22, 2023 / military history Step on up here for some old-time British propaganda, put out by the Far Eastern Bureau with the purpose of rallying support for the Allies…
The Jane Collective Long 19th- 20th centuries / June 11, 2024 / medicine, social history, women's history Here are the mug shots of some members of the Jane Collective — seven were arrested, but none put on trial, saved because the 1973…
The Wreck of the Amphitrite, a Women’s Prison Ship Long 19th- 20th centuries / August 22, 2023 / art This painting, _A Disaster at Sea_, by Joseph Mallory William Turner (made around 1835), renders a shipwreck in a storm with abstract brush strokes —…
America’s First and Only Blood Libel Long 19th- 20th centuries / September 26, 2023 / Jewish history, US history This newspaper clip reflects a horrific story about the only anti-Semitic blood libel to occur in American history. Blood libels against Jews began in the…