The Boston Public Library, Harvard University and the Massachusetts Historical Society are among several organizations hosting online lectures lectures and discussions throughout February.
No matter who the president-elect is, he will have followed a precedent. I hope and expect 2020 will follow the precedent set in 1932, not 1948, by sending a Democrat to the White House following an economic disaster that began under a Republican president.
The Gadsden flag is racist. It is disgusting to see our administration — not just some random individual living on campus — display the flag so flagrantly.
We should strive to prevent protests and strikes from becoming the societal norm, but the manner in which that quest will be achieved is still up in the air. Whatever that answer may be, it most definitely does not begin with performative activism on college campuses.
We are in the midst of amplified tensions surrounding racism and police brutality, as well as a questionable response to a global pandemic from federal leaders. What exactly do we have to be commemorating right now?
Sarah Knott, British feminist historian, shared her 2019 memoir titled “Mother is a Verb,” at the Massachusetts Historical Society on Wednesday evening. The work includes excerpts of letters and factual accounts of female experiences from the 17th century onward to establish a concrete history of the once voiceless women.
