Women’s Colleges & Universities: Smith College
byWhen Sophia Smith made plans to bequeath her fortune to the foundation of a women’s college in the sleepy town of Northampton, Massachusetts, she…
Education
The Negro Exhibit at the 1900 Paris Exposition
byA major development of the nineteenth century was the emergence of world’s fairs, all of which served to entertain visitors and impress them with…
Everyday Life in a Boys’ Public School: Winchester
byAmong other pithy observations made by the Duke of Wellington, the most famous is the apocryphal boast that “The battle of Waterloo was won…