Queer theatre in the 19th century was a place of codes, cross-dressing and blackmail
The theatre offered queer Victorian men a space to express their identities, at a time when homosexuality was criminalised.
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How 19th-Century Guidebooks Shaped the Way Visitors Saw New York
"Wish You Were Here" at the Grolier Club explores two centuries of NYC tourism using guidebooks, postcards, and other ephemera.
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Government interventions in healthcare during the 19th and 20th centuries
During the 19th century, the idea that the individual was responsible for their own health was widely accepted. Under this approach, politicians believed that the state only had limited ...
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5 Folk and Rock Songs Inspired by the Works of 19th and 20th Century Poets
Some songwriters started writing poetry before segueing into song. Others will even say that most of their songs started as a poem, or inspired by the work of classic poetry, or poets. Videos by ...
After getting billions in federal funding, Amtrak is ‘trying to claw 19th century and 20th century assets and pull them into the 21st century,’ CEO says
Every day, several speeding Amtrak trains slow down from a rip-roaring 110 miles per hour to a 30-mile-per-hour crawl as they ...
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What Is the Difference Between Art Nouveau and Art Deco? Here's How to Distinguish the 20th-Century Design Movements
This is a house at the height of the Art Nouveau design movement. Before writing this story, I had some idea of the Art ...
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Two new state historical markers will honor the entrepreneurship, traditions of Milwaukee's early Chinese community
The markers, made possible through a grant from the William G. Pomeroy Foundation, will be installed at Forest Home Cemetery ...