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A drawing of a little girl looking into a toy display, while her mother grabs her hand.

The Race to Give Every Child a Toy

For most of history, parents couldn’t buy their kids dolls, action figures, or the like. Then playtime became big business.
by Alexandra Schwartz via The New Yorker
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on February 9, 2026
Artistic depiction of Suffragettes demonstrating for women's right to vote. At bottom left, a woman with a cap holds an old fashioned megaphone in her hands. At right, three women (in black and white) can be seen talking with one another. One is holding a piece of paper in her hands.

A “Hamilton” for the Suffrage Movement

Shaina Taub’s new musical follows Alice Paul’s tireless quest to win American women the vote.
by Alexandra Schwartz via The New Yorker
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on April 7, 2022
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