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Laurel Thatcher Ulrich

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How Betsy Ross Became Famous

Oral tradition, nationalism, and the invention of history.

by Laurel Thatcher Ulrich via Commonplace on October 1, 2007

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What Do We Owe? Generosity, Attribution, and the Perilous Invisibility of Research Infrastructure

Attribution can make visible the vast infrastructure of research and display how much hard-won knowledge, including creative endeavor, it has faciliated.

by Karin Wulf via The Scholarly Kitchen on January 18, 2024

An image of the diary of John Claypoole, third husband of Betsy Ross.

Betsy Ross’s Husband’s Diary Turned Up in a Garage. Here’s What it Tells Us About The Flagmaker.

The 240-year-old journal of John Claypoole, a Revolutionary War POW and later the third husband of Betsy Ross, sheds light on the flagmaker.

by Natalie Pompilio via Retropolis on July 12, 2021

Well-Behaved Women Make History Too

What gets lost when it’s only the rebel girls who get lionized?

by Joanna Scutts via Slate on June 21, 2018

A mother holding her infant child in her lap.

Before the Ward

On the movement away from midwifery towards hospital births.

via BackStory on May 10, 2013

Cover of "Liberty Is Sweet," featuring a painting of a man holding a gun to two soldiers on horseback.

Fighting the American Revolution

An interview with Woody Holton on his new book, "Liberty is Sweet."

by Woody Holton, Tom Cutterham via Age of Revolutions on April 11, 2022

Weighing the Baby

When did the practice of weighing newborns begin? And why?

by Deborah Warner via National Museum of American History on July 10, 2017

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