is “You Can’t Be What You Can’t See”: Teaching Women’s History By behindthescenes.nyhistory.org Published On :: Tue, 16 Jan 2018 23:45:37 +0000 Currently, only 13 percent of the historical figures in history textbooks are women. Why does this matter? As one teacher put it, in his response to our national survey: “You can’t be what you can’t see.” Girls and young women make up more than half of K-12 students and college undergraduates. If women are considered... The post “You Can’t Be What You Can’t See”: Teaching Women’s History appeared first on Behind The Scenes. Full Article General Women's History Center for Women's History teaching women's history women at the center women's history
is Listening to Black Women’s Voices By behindthescenes.nyhistory.org Published On :: Wed, 14 Feb 2018 15:19:01 +0000 What do diversity and inclusivity mean in a museum-based digital interactive installation? This question was central to the design of our Women’s Voices exhibit, a wall of touchscreens that allow visitors to explore individuals, groups, and events spanning New York State and City women’s history. Our goal was to balance the appeal of biographies while... The post Listening to Black Women’s Voices appeared first on Behind The Scenes. Full Article General Women's History black history month Center for Women's History women's history Women's Voices
is The Edmonson Sisters: Teaching Black Women’s Activism in the 19th Century By behindthescenes.nyhistory.org Published On :: Tue, 20 Feb 2018 16:26:39 +0000 Americans have a long history of advocating for their rights and principles. With our Women and the American Story (WAMS) curriculum, teachers can trace this narrative of activism through the women reformers of the 1800s who worked for social change alongside and apart from men—inspiring their students, both boys and girls, to be engaged citizens... The post The Edmonson Sisters: Teaching Black Women’s Activism in the 19th Century appeared first on Behind The Scenes. Full Article General Women's History abolitionist black history month Center for Women's History Education Slavery
is “Where have all the comments gone?”—Visitor Thoughts on the Vietnam War By behindthescenes.nyhistory.org Published On :: Thu, 22 Feb 2018 22:42:14 +0000 Our groundbreaking exhibition The Vietnam War: 1945–1975 is now in its fourth month on display. As its name implies, the exhibition begins the story of the Vietnam War at the end of World War II—but don’t be misled into thinking the exhibition ends when the troops were called home in 1975. It actually continues into... The post “Where have all the comments gone?”—Visitor Thoughts on the Vietnam War appeared first on Behind The Scenes. Full Article Exhibitions Now on View democracy Exhibition military museum Protest service vietnam war visitors
is Putting the “Fight” in the “Fighting 69th”: Louis Lang and the Historic Return of the 69th (Irish) Regiment By behindthescenes.nyhistory.org Published On :: Sat, 17 Mar 2018 14:58:12 +0000 One of the highlights of our North Gallery in our 4th-floor Luce Center, which reopened last April, is the magnificent painting Return of the 69th (Irish) Regiment, N.Y.S.M. from the Seat of War, painted by Louis Lang (1812-1893) in 1862. The painting depicts the regiment marching off the ship and into the Battery in Lower Manhattan,... The post Putting the “Fight” in the “Fighting 69th”: Louis Lang and the Historic Return of the 69th (Irish) Regiment appeared first on Behind The Scenes. Full Article General
is Resurrecting the Regiment: The Return of Louis Lang’s Return of the 69th (Irish) Regiment By behindthescenes.nyhistory.org Published On :: Sat, 24 Mar 2018 12:48:33 +0000 One of the highlights of our North Gallery in our 4th-floor Luce Center, which reopened last April, is the magnificent painting Return of the 69th (Irish) Regiment, N.Y.S.M. from the Seat of War, painted by Louis Lang (1812-1893) in 1862. The painting depicts the regiment marching off the ship and into the Battery in Lower Manhattan, welcomed by... The post Resurrecting the Regiment: The Return of Louis Lang’s Return of the 69th (Irish) Regiment appeared first on Behind The Scenes. Full Article Collections Now on View Paintings Art Conservation Civil War conservation irish Irish American museum N-YHS permanent collection now on view painting
is A Letter to Ms. Meghan Markle: Advice from America to a New British Royal By behindthescenes.nyhistory.org Published On :: Thu, 17 May 2018 19:44:13 +0000 Dear Ms. Markle, We have learned that you will soon be cramming (or as they say in the UK, “swotting”) for the British citizenship test, an exam that is typically flunked by one-third to one-half of all applicants. To pass the test, you will have to correctly answer 75 percent of 24 questions, like How... The post A Letter to Ms. Meghan Markle: Advice from America to a New British Royal appeared first on Behind The Scenes. Full Article Education General American History citizenship George Washington museum New-York Historical Society
is Spring Tech Scholars Explore Women’s History By behindthescenes.nyhistory.org Published On :: Fri, 08 Jun 2018 21:50:08 +0000 This spring, the Tech Commons @ N-YHS welcomed our second cohort of Tech Scholars. Young women grades 9-12 from four of the five boroughs came every day for a week to the Tech Commons to explore the intersections of women’s history and web development. The group was tasked with building websites to share not only... The post Spring Tech Scholars Explore Women’s History appeared first on Behind The Scenes. Full Article Education Technology Teens Women's History Tech Commons Tech Scholars women's history
is Black Citizenship in the Age of Jim Crow: “It Is About What We Remember” By behindthescenes.nyhistory.org Published On :: Tue, 18 Sep 2018 21:52:37 +0000 This fall, we opened a powerful new exhibition Black Citizenship in the Age of Jim Crow, which explores the struggle for full citizenship and racial equality that unfolded in the 50 years after the Civil War, in commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the Fourteenth Amendment. On September 7, to open the exhibition, we welcomed Dr. Brenda... The post Black Citizenship in the Age of Jim Crow: “It Is About What We Remember” appeared first on Behind The Scenes. Full Article Exhibitions african american history Black Citizenship in the Age of Jim Crow citizenship Civil War reconstruction
is History and Halloween: John Rogers’ “Legend of Sleepy Hollow” By behindthescenes.nyhistory.org Published On :: Mon, 29 Oct 2018 18:51:03 +0000 As October 31 draws near, ghosts appear in New York windows, and cobwebs creep over city bushes. Crisp leaves heap in piles along sidewalks where wrinkled gourds line up to watch crunchy commutes. All across the state New Yorkers still “inhale the witching influence of the air, and begin to grow imaginative, to dream dreams,... The post History and Halloween: John Rogers’ “Legend of Sleepy Hollow” appeared first on Behind The Scenes. Full Article Collections bronze casting Halloween N-YHS permanent collection New-York Historical Society sculpture
is Happy Birthday, New-York Historical Society! By behindthescenes.nyhistory.org Published On :: Tue, 20 Nov 2018 18:24:10 +0000 This week, the New-York Historical Society turned 214! To celebrate our birthday we’re taking a look back on the construction of the New-York Historical Society’s permanent home at 170 Central Park West. Before settling along the park, New-York Historical lived at seven other locations around the city between 1804 and 1908. Here’s a retro map... The post Happy Birthday, New-York Historical Society! appeared first on Behind The Scenes. Full Article Collections Ephemera Hidden Gems from the Archives Photographs birthday black and white photography construction from the archives institutional history museum history n-yhs collection photo diary photography upper west side uptown
is The Bible, America’s First Book: ‘In God We Trust’ at New-York Historical By behindthescenes.nyhistory.org Published On :: Mon, 15 Apr 2019 13:37:56 +0000 Most Christian and Jewish Americans, reading about Christ’s resurrection or the Jewish exodus from Egypt during the upcoming Easter and Passover holidays, will not consider the Bible to be an American book. And yet, the Bible was our first American book; its earliest printings, translations, and interpretations reflected the experiences of the first Europeans to... The post The Bible, America’s First Book: ‘In God We Trust’ at New-York Historical appeared first on Behind The Scenes. Full Article Exhibitions Manuscripts American colonies American History book Exhibition immigration Installation special installation
is The Palisades in Peril: Meet the Forgotten Women Who Fought to Save the Great Cliffs of the Hudson River By behindthescenes.nyhistory.org Published On :: Tue, 30 Apr 2019 12:04:52 +0000 The champion racing yacht Marietta set sail from Pier A in lower Manhattan on the chilly late morning of September 22, 1897. Mrs. Edith Gifford was aboard along with fellow members of the New Jersey State Federation of Women’s Clubs (NJSFWC) and their male allies from the American Scenic and Historic Preservation Society (ASHPS). This... The post The Palisades in Peril: Meet the Forgotten Women Who Fought to Save the Great Cliffs of the Hudson River appeared first on Behind The Scenes. Full Article Exhibitions General Now on View Women's History Exhibition exhibitions Hudson Rising Hudson River now on view women's history
is Artist Augusta Savage and the Tragic Story of Her Lost Masterwork By behindthescenes.nyhistory.org Published On :: Fri, 24 May 2019 14:35:12 +0000 An estimated 44 million people attended the 1939 New York World’s Fair in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, Queens, and witnessed its vision for a shimmering, Art Deco “World of Tomorrow.” Some five million of those visitors got a chance to behold Lift Every Voice and Sing. A sculpture by artist Augusta Savage, it stood at a... The post Artist Augusta Savage and the Tragic Story of Her Lost Masterwork appeared first on Behind The Scenes. Full Article Exhibitions General Now on View Paintings Women's History african american american art Art Exhibition exhibitions now on view women artists
is The tentmakers of Cairo: Ṣunnāʻ al-khiyām fī al-Qāhirah / Non 'D' Script & Kim Beamish present By grammy.mit.edu Published On :: Mon, 22 Aug 2016 Rotch Library - NK9288.T46 2015 Full Article
is The trials of spring / Fork Films presents ; producer, Beth Levison ; director, Gini Reticker ; a co-production of ZAG Line Pictures, LLC and Independent Television Service (ITVS) ; in association with Fork Films, Artemis Rising Foundation and Center For By grammy.mit.edu Published On :: Mon, 31 Oct 2016 Rotch Library - JQ1850.A91 T75 2015 Full Article
is A History of Optical Telescopes in Astronomy by Wilson Wall By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 25 Nov 2018 07:23:59 EST Online Resource Full Article
is ASTROPHYSICS WITH RADIOACTIVE ISOTOPES By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 25 Nov 2018 07:23:59 EST Online Resource Full Article
is Hubble Space Telescope: discoveries / produced by the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 9 Dec 2018 07:20:53 EST Online Resource Full Article
is Hubble Deep Field and the distant universe / Robert Williams By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 9 Dec 2018 07:20:53 EST Online Resource Full Article
is Chondrules: records of protoplanetary disk processes / edited by Sara S. Russell, Natural History Museum, London, Harold C. Connolly Jr., Rowan University, New Jersey, and Alexander N. Krot, University of Hawaii, Manoa By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 9 Dec 2018 07:20:53 EST Hayden Library - QB758.5.C46 C456 2018 Full Article
is Russia's posture in space: prospects for Europe / Marco Aliberti, Ksenia Lisitsyna By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 23 Dec 2018 13:10:51 EST Online Resource Full Article
is Saturation of the f-mode instability in neutron stars / Pantelis Pnigouras By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 6 Jan 2019 13:19:35 EST Online Resource Full Article
is Chronicling the golden age of astronomy: a history of visual observing from Harriot to Moore / Neil English By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 6 Jan 2019 13:19:35 EST Online Resource Full Article
is International Symposium on Gravity, Geoid and Height Systems 2016: proceedings organized by IAG Commission 2 and the International Gravity Field Service, Thessaloniki, Greece, September 19-23, 2016 / editors, Georgios S. Vergos, Roland Pail and Riccardo B By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 20 Jan 2019 12:54:47 EST Online Resource Full Article
is Cruise Ship Astronomy and Astrophotography Gregory I. Redfern By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 20 Jan 2019 12:54:47 EST Online Resource Full Article
is One of ten billion earths: how we learn about our planet's past and future from distant exoplanets / Karel Schrijver By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 27 Jan 2019 13:01:18 EST Hayden Library - QB820.S287 2018 Full Article
is Modeling and analysis of eclipsing binary stars: the theory and design principles of PHOEBE / Andrej Prša By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 10 Feb 2019 13:20:10 EST Online Resource Full Article
is Extensions of f(R) gravity: curvature-matter couplings and hybrid metric-Palatini gravity / Tiberiu Harko (University College London), Francisco S.N. Lobo (Universidade de Lisboa) By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 17 Feb 2019 13:12:16 EST Online Resource Full Article
is Stellar Populations and the Distance Scale: a conference in honor of Jeremy Mould: proceedings of a conference held at Kavli Institute for Astronomy and Astrophysics at Peking University, Beijing, China, 11-15 September 2017 / edited by Joseph B. Jensen, By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 17 Feb 2019 13:12:16 EST Hayden Library - QB819.S74 2017 Full Article
is The physics and astrophysics of neutron stars Luciano Rezzolla, Pierre Pizzochero, David Ian Jones, Nanda Rea, Isaac Vidaña, editors By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 17 Feb 2019 13:12:16 EST Online Resource Full Article
is Proceedings of the International Conference of Young Astrophysicists and Astronomers (ICYAA 2018): conference date, 8 June 2018: location, Padova, Italy / editors, Eugenio Bottacini and Elena Orlando By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 10 Mar 2019 13:08:57 EDT Online Resource Full Article
is Einstein's monsters: the life and times of black holes / Chris Impey By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 10 Mar 2019 13:08:57 EDT Hayden Library - QB843.B55 I47 2019 Full Article
is Science with a next-generation Very Large Array / edited by Eric J. Murphy and the Next-Generation Very Large Array Science Advisory Council By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 17 Mar 2019 10:12:48 EDT Online Resource Full Article
is Critical Space Infrastructures: Risk, Resilience and Complexity / Alexandru Georgescu [and 3 others] By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 14 Apr 2019 07:26:57 EDT Online Resource Full Article
is Understanding GAIA: a mission to map the galaxy / Gabriella Bernardi and Alberto Vecchiato By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 14 Apr 2019 07:26:57 EDT Online Resource Full Article
is Exoplanet science strategy / Committee on Exoplanet Science Strategy, Space Studies Board, Board on Physics and Astronomy, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 28 Apr 2019 07:25:40 EDT Online Resource Full Article
is Review of the planetary aspects of NASA SMD's lunar science and exploration initiative / Committee on Astrobiology and Planetary Science, Space Studies Board, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 28 Apr 2019 07:25:40 EDT Online Resource Full Article
is Acquisition strategies for future space-based optics: unclassified summary / Committee on Acquisition Strategies for Future Space-Based Optics, Intelligence Community Studies Board ; Air Force Studies Board ; Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 28 Apr 2019 07:25:40 EDT Online Resource Full Article
is Strategic investments in instrumentation and facilities for extraterrestrial sample curation and analysis / Committee on Extraterrestrial Sample Analysis Facilities, Space Studies Board, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 28 Apr 2019 07:25:40 EDT Online Resource Full Article
is Review of the commercial aspects of NASA SMD's lunar science and exploration initiative / Committee on Astrobiology and Planetary Science, Space Studies Board, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 28 Apr 2019 07:25:40 EDT Online Resource Full Article
is Rediscovering our galaxy: proceedings of the 334th Symposium of the International Astronomical Union held in Potsdam, Germany, July 10-14, 2017 / edited by Cristina Chiappini, Ivan Minchev and Else Starkenburg and Marica Valentini By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 5 May 2019 07:22:22 EDT Barker Library - QB856.I58 2017 Full Article
is Astrochemistry VII: through the cosmos, from galaxies to planets: proceedings of the 332nd Symposium of the International Astronomical Union, held in Puerto Varas, Chile, March 20-24, 2017 / edited by Maria Cunningham, Tom Millar, and Yuri Aikawa By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 5 May 2019 07:22:22 EDT Hayden Library - QB450.I58 2017 Full Article
is Heavenly numbers: astronomy and authority in early imperial China / Christopher Cullen (Needham Research Institute and Darwin College, Cambridge, CRCAO, Paris, Sometime scholar of University College, Oxford, and Research Fellow of Clare Hall, Cambridge) By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 26 May 2019 07:18:08 EDT Hayden Library - QB17.C853 2017 Full Article
is Saturn in the 21st century / edited by Kevin H. Baines (University of Wisconsin, Madison), F. Michael Flasar (NASA-Goddard Space Flight Center), Norbert Krupp (Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies, Cologne), Tom Stallard (University of Leicest By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 26 May 2019 07:18:08 EDT Hayden Library - QB671.S2445 2018 Full Article
is Multiscale and multiresolution approaches in turbulence: LES, DES and hybrid RANS/LES methods: applications and guidelines / Pierre Sagaut, Université Pierre et Marie Curie-- Paris 6, France, Sébastien Deck, ONERA, France, Marc Terracol, ONERA, By library.mit.edu Published On :: Thu, 19 Dec 2013 15:20:36 EST Barker Library - TA357.5.T87 S24 2013 Full Article
is Flow visualization: techniques and examples / editors, A.J. Smits, T.T. Lim By library.mit.edu Published On :: Thu, 19 Dec 2013 15:20:36 EST Barker Library - TA357.5.F55 F56 2012 Full Article
is Structural dynamic analysis with generalized damping models: identification / Sondipon Adhikari By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 25 May 2014 06:09:37 EDT Barker Library - TA355.A34 2014 Full Article
is Numerical methods in contact mechanics / Vladislav A. Yastrebov By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 1 Jun 2014 06:03:23 EDT Barker Library - TA353.Y37 2013 Full Article
is Mechanics of fluid flow / Kaplan S. Basniev, Nikolay M. Dmitriev and George V. Chilingar ; science/technical editors, Misha Gorfunkel , Amir G. Mohammad Nejad By library.mit.edu Published On :: Wed, 9 Jul 2014 12:57:04 EDT Barker Library - TA357.B32 2012 Full Article
