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"Perhaps the value of North America's flora is self-evident, but few appreciate how these wonderful plants became garden stalwarts. The remarkable story of Jane Colden, America's first woman botanist, finally receives the recognition it deserves through the insightful writing of Fenella Heckscher, who weaves an engaging narrative of a time when the colonial patriarchy dominated the science of botany." - Uli Lorimer, Director of Horticulture, Native Plant Trust

"I highly recommend this book, which highlights lesser-known players within the civil rights movement. The story is engaging, and the authors add layers of information to familiar stories, such as Freedom Summer and the deaths of Chaney, Goodman, and Schwerner, where we learn of Delmar Dennis’s role as an FBI informant in greater detail than ever." - Devery S. Anderson, author of Emmett Till: The Murder That Shocked the World and Propelled the Civil Rights Movement

“Srole’s fascinating premise, clever methodology, and significant insights shape a compelling account of how marriages between millionaires and working-class women illuminate anxiety about gender and class transformation during the Progressive era.” —Alison Lefkovitz, author of Strange Bedfellows: Marriage in the Age of Women's Liberation

The Talk is back! This episode features an inspiring and thought-provoking conversation with Dr Gwenetta Curry, a Reader at the Usher Institute of Population Health Sciences and Informatics and a leading voice in global public health research.

'How We Lost America' is being exhibited at the Benjamin Franklin House from the 1st of July to the 31st of July. This exhibition explores the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence through a British lens, uncovering the hidden histories of female revolutionaries, enslaved soldiers who fought for their liberty, and the radical arsonist who bombed Portsmouth Harbour. Featuring an exhibition, historian talks and a rehearsed play reading. Made possible with The National Lottery Heritage Fund.

"Beall's thoughtful, probing inquiries into Hemingway's short fiction examine these narratives not as fixed artifacts but rather as fluid texts that variously evolved through multiple drafts. This archival approach explodes the popular illusions of spontaneous artistry and confident style to reveal the nagging uncertainties that compelled the author to revise obsessively." - J. Gerald Kennedy, editor of the Norton Critical Edition of In Our Time