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Sheroes You Should Know: Inspiring Stories for #WomensHistoryMonth

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During her reign over the Ndongo and Matamba Kingdoms of Angola in the 17th century, she fought against the slave trade and European influence and paved the way for a centuries-long resistance movement that would ultimately win Angola its independence in 1975. Rosalind Franklin. Petra Herrera. Laskarina Bouboulina.

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Ancient Greece 2.0: Arts Participation before the Industrial Age

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They had the freedom--and in some cases, the obligation--to make their own meaning and share their interpretations of art with each other in structured and informal ways. From the Ancient Greeks through the 1800s, audiences were rowdy, engaged people.

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