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Whooping Cough Killed 6,000 Kids a Year Before These Ex‑Teachers Created a Vaccine

As the Great Depression raged, scientists Pearl Kendrick and Grace Eldering developed the first effective pertussis vaccine on a shoestring budget.

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A woman demonstrating how to use a hat pin in self defense, 1904

Early 1900s Women Had an Ingenious Method for Fending Off Gropers

“No man, however courageous he may be, likes to face a resolute woman with a hatpin in her hand.”

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The Top Spots to Visit in New York, According to Two Historians

A hospital and a church tell the stories of America.

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Artwork outside the library. (Courtesy of the Southern California Library)

This Little‑Known L.A. Library Offers a Look into Political Movements of the Past

It’s more than just a library.

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