Smithsonian Magazine10d
The Daring 19th-Century Reformers Who Sought to End Prostitution by Offering Financial and Emotional Support to Urban Sex Workers
Led entirely by women, the American Female Moral Reform Society gave material aid to those in need and pushed for men to be ...
Artnet26d
How 19th-Century Guidebooks Shaped the Way Visitors Saw New York
“New York City has always intrigued me,” writes ... understanding of how the city grew and described itself over the 19th century and the first part of the 20th century. When you get into ...
Your Observer5d
On the trail of things that go bump in the night at The Ringling
Since not all spirits have good intentions, it’s also appropriate that the new exhibit, “Conjuring the Spirit World” came to ...
New York poised to place Harriet Tubman in US Capitol
ALBANY, New York — Gov. Kathy Hochul’s lifelong obsession with Harriet Tubman is propelling an effort to place a statue of ...
Smart Cities Dive11d
A train station is at the heart of this NYC suburb’s downtown revitalization
New Rochelle, New York, has attracted $2 billion in development and seen its population grow over 7% in five years. Now, a ...
The New York Times12d
A Fungi Pioneer’s Lifelong Work on Exhibit
Mushrooms in 19th-century watercolors: The paintings of a self-taught female mycologist are featured at the New York State Museum. An 1870 watercolor of Agaricus rubescens Fr., by Mary Elizabeth ...