Women

Eighteenth-century American society allowed women to take on some roles outside of homemaker. Women were plaintiffs in court cases, administrators of wills, held powers of attorney, and were property owners. …
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In 2018 and 2019, in celebration of the 1869 founding of the Naval Torpedo Station at Newport, Rhode Island, and its newer designation as Naval Undersea Warfare Center Newport, several …
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The popularity of spies in the Revolutionary War, led by AMC’s TURN cable television series and the bestselling book George Washington’s Secret Six: The Spy Ring that Saved the American …
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[From the Publisher:  This article originally appeared on the New England Historical Society’s website at newenglandhistoricalsociety.com. The New England Historical Society is similar to the Online Review of Rhode Island …
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“I could easily have been an acrobat”: thus wrote the famous American feminist author in her autobiography, The Living of Charlotte Perkins Gilman.[1] The author, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, was recalling …
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This article is derived from a speech intended to be given on Rhode Island Statehood Day, May 29, 2020, in Pawtuxet as part of the Gaspee Days Celebration. This event, …
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The centenary of the 1920 ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution (the so-called Susan B. Anthony amendment) is fast approaching and as such there is renewed interest …
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The lighthouse for centuries has been a comforting beacon in the night. Today, these gentle sentinels are automated with sophisticated electronic illumination often powered by solar energy. They require only …
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One of the most remarkable women in the state’s history lived and worked in East Greenwich. In fact, she spent her childhood at the Second Kent County Jail and died …
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At the dawn of the 19th century, the role of women in Rhode Island politics was non-existent and the idea of extending suffrage to women was virtually inconceivable. Throughout the …
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