Barbara Basbanes

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Black History Month just ended—but that doesn't mean we should shelve books providing this essential education.

Are all-girls schools an "archaic nicety"? Is Sweet Briar's closure a sign of shifting mores? What's the future of higher education for women?

Waging war isn't cheap. Trafficking in antiquities pays the bills—and the trade is as lucrative as ever.

Because, success isn't found on a gold-paved road.

If you find yourself in Manhattan this summer, be sure to add the New York Historical Society to your itinerary. A stone’s throw from the American Museum of Natural History, New York Historical is currently staging three blockbuster exhibitions, each one revealing the rich history of New York City.

Round out your library collection with tales of Kentucky nurses, creepy dolls, a Shakespeare romance, and more.

April heralds not just the arrival of spring, but opening season for book festivals.

In a blast from the past and sort of farewell to Women’s History Month, the 

Myth, Motherhood, and Managua