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9.2K3Seven Things You Didn’t Know (But Want To) About the Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party is one of the most misunderstood signature events of the American Revolution. For starters, it wasn’t about high...
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10.0K5Elizabeth Buffum Chace, Conductor on the Underground Railroad
Elizabeth Buffum Chace belonged to old and distinguished Rhode Island families, but she was distrusted and shunned because of her ardent opposition...
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28.1K7The Puritan Divorce Allows Escape From the Chain of Matrimony
When Elizabeth Luxford found out her husband James already had a wife, she went straight to the Court of Assistants in Massachusetts...
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11.1K2Helen Metcalf, The Mom Who Founded RISD With Some Leftover Dough
In 1877, a Providence mom named Helen Metcalf persuaded her women’s club to spend money left over from a fair to found...
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12.1K3A Fulfilling Story: New England Pie History
In the annals of pie history, New England holds a special place. Pumpkin pie might not have happened without New England, where...
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67.6K42The Little Canadas of New England
Dozens of Little Canadas have contributed a significant but often ignored part of the character and history of New England since the...
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