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Tag: history

Sisters Who Changed the World: An Essay by Author Kristina Pérez

Posted on May 9, 2018Feb 11, 2019 by Germ Magazine guest author

Being an only child, the complicated and passionate nature of sisterhood has always intrigued me, and it’s a theme I explore in my debut YA fantasy, Sweet Black Waves. Although the novel is a retelling of the star-crossed legend of Tristan and Iseult, my protagonist is Branwen: best friend and cousin to the princess. In […]

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Poetic Tribute to a Badass Lady in History: Sacagawea

Posted on Jun 20, 2017Oct 13, 2017 by Jacqueline Jules

Many facts about the famed Shoshone guide Sacagawea’s life, particularly the dates of her birth and death, are unknown. However, all records portray her as a valued member of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, which first explored the land beyond Missouri and paved the way for westward expansion. She distinguished herself as brave and resourceful […]

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Poetic Tribute to a Badass Lady in History: Clara Barton

Posted on Mar 9, 2017Oct 13, 2017 by Jacqueline Jules

Clara Barton was born in 1821 in Oxford, Massachusetts. She first showed an aptitude for nursing as a young girl in Massachusetts when she took care of an older brother for two years after a serious accident. At that time in America, women tended ill family members but had no opportunity for professional training as […]

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Badass Ladies in History: Katharine Hepburn

Posted on Jan 11, 2017Mar 25, 2017 by Leticia Lopez

There are many areas in which women can succeed, but the decades prior to 2017 made it a challenge. Many industries rejected female workers or hired them only for menial jobs, such as secretaries and waitresses. Hollywood was no exception. In an industry that wanted women to look pretty and play the part of the dumb […]

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Old Hollywood Spotlight: Mary Pickford

Posted on Jan 7, 2017Jan 26, 2018 by Leticia Lopez

Silence is golden, but audio is the huge pot of gold. Once audio and color were included in films, most silent stars were nowhere to be seen or heard of. For actress and director Mary Pickford, it was different. Her legacy in the film industry has been left behind for historians and Old Hollywood fanatics to […]

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Books to Give Vintage Lovers This Christmas

Posted on Dec 16, 2016Mar 25, 2017 by Leticia Lopez

Word around Germ is that I’m the “Oldies Expert,” or at least, that’s what my editor once told me. I do enjoy reading (especially about history), and I am a vintage geek. So, with Christmas fast approaching, you better not cry or pout about finding the perfect gift for your vintage-loving friend or your bookworm cousin, […]

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World News 2016: End of the Year Summary

Posted on Dec 15, 2016Dec 15, 2016 by Hannah Green

For those of you living under a rock (like me sometimes), or for those who just want something to reflect on, I have collected some news stories that affected everyone this past month. Enjoy this selection! Trump’s Victory: President Donald Trump winning the election that took place on November 8th did not just rattle the […]

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Eliza Hamilton: Badass Lady in History

Posted on Nov 2, 2016Dec 5, 2016 by Germ Magazine guest author

If you’re a Hamilton fan, you may know quite a lot about Eliza Hamilton already. Fans of the musical on the Internet have famously coined her a cinnamon roll, praising her for her incredible strength, bottomless kindness, and endless generosity. Through the many struggles she faced in her life, Eliza persevered, deserving her the title of […]

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Badass Ladies in History: Rita Levi-Montalcini

Posted on Mar 17, 2016Apr 11, 2016 by Priscilla Carmona

Hello, Germ readers, and welcome back to Badass Ladies in History! I am so excited to be writing about someone who changed the game with medical research in the mid-1900s. Rita Levi-Montalcini was born on April 22, 1909, to Adele Montalcini and Adamo Levi, who were from a wealthy Jewish family in Turin, Italy. Her mother […]

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