All posts tagged "Westport Conn."
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3.5KConnecticutDavid Wooster, Revolutionary War Hero, Befriends a Freed Slave
David Wooster is known more as the person who gave New Haven’s Wooster Square neighborhood its name than for his heroism during...
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4.7KConnecticutA Brahmin Suffragist Suffers a Night of Terror in Prison
On the night of Nov. 14, 1917, 63-year-old Mrs. John Winters Brannan wrapped herself in her heavy sealskin coat to protect herself...
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3.5K1Arts and LeisureNew England Places To Visit Now That It’s May
May is a wonderful month to visit New England places of historic interest. The dreary rain of April is behind us and...
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5.0K1Business and LaborIn 1947 Marion Donovan Defeats Diaper Rash
Marion Donovan was always destined to be an inventor – it was in her blood. Her brothers, father and uncle were all...
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6.3K4Arts and LeisureShirley Jackson Gets a Job at Macy’s
Shirley Jackson worked as a shop clerk at Macy’s by day and by night wrote stories that every middle-school child reads and...
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14.6K4ConnecticutAt Half His Age, Sybil Ludington Rode Twice as Far as Paul Revere (But for the Same Reason)
Like Paul Revere, Sybil Ludington took a midnight ride to warn American patriots the redcoats were coming. They were coming to Danbury,...
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