Stories
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The cook who became a pariah
New York, 1907. Mary Mallon spreads infection, unaware that her name will one day become synonymous with typhoid.
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The island of unclaimed bodies
In New York, those who live and die on the extreme edges of society are buried on an isolated island, often forgotten and unmourned. But recent legal changes aim to reduce stigma and restore their dignity.
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The men who meddled with nature
The ‘acclimatisation societies’ of the 19th century sought to ‘improve’ on the natural world by releasing non-native species into the wild. The effects were disastrous.
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Invisibility
Why do menopausal women feel invisible? Because nobody talks about menopause or because society doesn't value older women?
Catalogue
- Books
Catalogue of American portraits in the New York Historical Society.
New-York Historical Society.Date: 1974- Pictures
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New York Historical Society, New York City. Coloured wood engraving.
Reference: 18504i- Pictures
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Historical Society Building, New York City. Coloured lithograph by G. Hayward, 1862.
Hayward, Geo. (George), active 1834-1872.Date: 1862Reference: 18508i- Books
Aids in New York : the first five years / Jean Ashton.
Ashton, JeanDate: 2015- Books
Scholars and gentlemen : the Library of the New-York Historical Society, 1804-1982 / Pamela Spence Richards.
Richards, Pamela Spence, 1941-Date: 1984