Altra Donzella — Another young woman — Grevembroch 3-113

This painting depicts a young woman, probably from the early 1700s, selling flowers on the streets.

She wears an unusual assortment of dresses, which might be handed-down or second-hand clothes, and the tall clogs often used by Venetian women, the calcagnette.

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Read more here: https://historywalksvenice.com/translation/altra-donzella-another-young-woman-grevembroch-3-113/

Rachel Carson and a Spring Without Nature: Science, Love, and Politics

https://digpodcast.org/2026/04/05/rachel-carson-and-a-spring-without-nature-science-love-and-politics/

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https://youtu.be/wvXR8HA423c?si=9vKSqAHnjq9KsUvm

A Las Vegas casino heir. A Montana ranch. A contractor from Missoula. When Ted Binion lost his beloved 90,000-acre Jordan spread, his world unraveled fast — and a chance encounter with a fellow “Montana boy” set the stage for murder, buried silver, and one of Vegas’s most infamous trials.

Web:
https://www.bigskytreasure.org/history/people/ted-binion

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I'm looking for well-researched, well-written articles on the history of #OrganizedCrime in #LasVegas for an issue of #Informer to be published in November. Please get in touch if you're interested in contributing.

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At six, she wanted to cut her hair and disguise herself as a boy to attend university. At her teens, forty scholars were assembled to examine her at once. She was self-taught. She passed. When the Church made her stop writing, she signed her vows in her own blood. Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz: the Tenth Muse who wrote anyway.

https://oddlet.com/p/p4g

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Events in U.S. organized crime #history.

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This is an excellent documentary about integrating a Mississippi school, from the perspective of the students themselves.

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https://youtu.be/Rtq2wZ3oRY4?si=RWEf6GgnLQlxZKeH

The Flathead Indian Reservation — home to the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes — spans 1.3M acres in NW Montana. From the 1855 Hell Gate Treaty to the 2015 takeover of Kerr Dam, its history is one of resistance, adaptation, and enduring sovereignty.

Web:
https://www.bigskytreasure.org/history/institutions/flathead-indian-reservation

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