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40+ Unforgettable Live Auction Items that Sell Well

Bloomerang

Beauty package The beauty industry benefits from major popularity worldwide, especially with the rise of online beauty and skincare influencers. Choose intriguing warm-weather locations like Belize, Jamaica, Australia, or Greece.

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Sheroes You Should Know: Inspiring Stories for #WomensHistoryMonth

EveryAction

Fund their work! 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. Sheroes in the Arts. Lorraine Hansberry. Petra Herrera.

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Ancient Greece 2.0: Arts Participation before the Industrial Age

Museum 2.0

The arts were sacralized and professionalized in their funding and presentation. The big cultural shift came in the increasing distinction between highbrow and lowbrow art, which Conner describes as "the result of a deliberate effort to create a cultural hierarchy in America."

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