The English East India Company (EIC), chartered by Queen Elizabeth I in 1600, began as a merchant federation and evolved into the British Empire’s chief…
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Women in History: Murasaki Shikibu
The moon lies heavy on the waters of Lake Biwa in Japan’s Shiga Prefecture. The trees are still, moved every so often by the light…
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Women in History: Anna Julia Cooper
On pages 24-25 of the most recent version of the passport issued for United States citizens, one can find the words, “The cause of freedom…
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Women in History: Nancy Wake
In Nazi-occupied France, March 1, 1944, a single parachute drifted through the night into the Forest of Tronçais in the Auvergne province. It carried one…
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