1950s list of qualifications for flight attendants reflects sexism of the era
An image circulating on social media purports to be an authentic list of requirements for being a flight attendant in the ...
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How civil rights icon Rosa Parks made yoga a ‘radical’ part of her life
If you look closely, you can see a twinkle in her eye. The Library of Congress image, taken in Detroit in 1957, shows the late civil rights leader Rosa Parks engaged in the holistic practice of yoga, ...
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Cartoons of the 1950s – the best animated movies from Lady and the Tramp to Animal Farm
Looking back at the best cartoons of the 1950s needs to take into account the era. With the ravages of World War Two somewhat ...
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The Trailblazing Black Librarian Who Rewrote the Rules of Power, Gender and Racial Passing
Belle da Costa Greene, the first director of the Morgan Library, was a Black woman who passed as white in the early 20th ...
5 health lessons we can learn from the 1950s — 4 are easy things you can do at home
In some ways, public health is notably better than 70 years ago. People are living longer, healthier lives thanks to ...
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The last of Bengal’s female impersonators
For Indian actor Chapal Bhaduri, the last man known to play female roles in Bengali folk theater, getting into ...
On Murderers and Artists: Alfred Hitchcock, Psycho and Hollywood
Walter Metz discusses the significance of Shakespearean actors from the late 1960s - Anthony Hopkins and Helen Mirren- ...