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Sheroes You Should Know: Inspiring Stories for #WomensHistoryMonth

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American Edmonia "Wildfire" Lewis is considered the first woman of Native American and African descent to achieve international fame as a sculptor at a time when artists of color were hardly celebrated and slavery was still legal. Gentileschi is remembered, however, as an accomplished Baroque artist whose trials did not define her art.

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Guest Post: World Maker Faire and the New York Hall of Science: Radical Trust

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I’ve long been interested in the intersection between maker culture and museums. On September 25 and 26, the New York Hall of Science (NYSCI) hosted the first East Coast substantiation of the Maker Faire. It’s worth mentioning that the Henry Ford Museum in Detroit also hosted a Maker Faire at their facility this year.