First Patent Received by US Woman, 1809 The first American woman to receive a patent was Mary Dixon Kies, who received one on May 5, 1809 for her technique of weaving straw with thread. The process was used in the creation of straw hats. Dolly Madison sent her a congratulatory letter on her achievement. Women ...
The first thing you must know how to do when starting this project is learn to make a European 4 in 1 weave. It isn’t difficult to learn and should take very little practice to master this weave. Here is a website that has an excellent tutorial: http://www.chainmailbasket.com/euro4in1.php. Making a chainmail pouch is not only ...
The PBS special “Slavery By Another Name” shines light on a critical part of American history that has been for the most part, ignored or forgotten; the persistence of a new form of neo-slavery that lasted for over eighty years beyond the end of the Civil War. Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation (1862) is traditionally regarded as ...
Track and field was one of 25 sports contested at the VIIth Olympic Games in Antwerp, Belgium, in 1920. The track and field program consisted of 27 events: 100 Meters, 200 Meters, 400 Meters, 800 Meters, 1,500 Meters, 5,000 Meters, 10,000 Meters, Marathon, 110 Meters Hurdles, 400 Meters Hurdles, 4 X 100 Meters Relay, 4 ...
In the United States, accent often betrays where an individual was raised and how much educated he has received. With the possible exception of the Southern drawl, however, regionalisms are seldom thought to be a sign of social class. American society may not be completely egalitarian, but at least our speech is. There is no ...
Ancient Greek was never a homogeneous language like many modern “standardized” languages. The language of Homer’s poems was not the same as that of Leonidas of the famed 300. These different dialects were used not only by separate political entites, but also within each state, they were used for different genres of literature. The main ...
Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet (1627-1704) was a theologian at the court of the French “Sun King” Louis XIV; Bossuet was one of history’s most fervent defenders of absolute monarchy. For him, only God stands above the person of the king, and the king’s authority cannot be challenged by any other human being. According to Bossuet’s treatise, “On ...
If you are considering writing an academic paper of some kind it cannot hurt to have at least a very basic familiarity with the allegorical meaning of objects. For instance, let’s say you’ve been assigned a term paper on poetry. Poetry especially-but not exclusively-is a form of literature in which the deeper allegorical meanings of ...
Nothing evokes the spirit of adventure and exploration like a ride on an old-fashioned railroad. Three Connecticut museums provide an exciting glimpse into the recent past with restored train stations, railroad exhibits and train excursions. Each offers a unique experience of the Golden Age of Rail. All Aboard! Danbury Railway Museum, Danbury, CT Once a ...
Surrealism goes far beyond art, although art was its most famous manifestation. In fact, the early surrealists had little interest in art for anything but the purposes of research into reality. They believed that metaphor, the central element of most poetry and many visual images, could reveal hidden connections between things in the world. They ...