Seurat and Pointillism
Learn about Seurat and Pointillism, and then try making your own painting!
Master's Thesis: Cut Out of Place: Archives, Access, and the Broken Legacy of Otto Ege
My master’s thesis about museums, archives, and access is available to download. I use the work of Otto Ege as a vehicle to look at this very relevant issue.
Pliny Moody's Turkey Tracks, or, Could You have Dinosaurs in Your Backyard?
Pliny Moody didn’t know what he found, but we now know they were the first dinosaur tracks discovered in the US by European settlers.
Fashion, Freedom, and Function: 19th Century Women and Bicycles, Part 3
We’ve seen how the bicycle developed into a tool that women both found useful and enjoyed, and we’ve seen some of the obstacles to riding and how women overcame them. What were some of the cultural impacts of women and bicycles at the time? That’s the subject of this concluding part of my series.
Fashion, Freedom, and Function: 19th Century Women and Bicycles, Part 2
Bicycles were a big deal for women in the 1890s, but why? Was it just a fashion statement, or did it really give women a sense of freedom and emancipation from standard gender roles? In part two of my series, I will show how bicycles became more useful to women at the time, why they rode them, and what stood in their way.
Fashion, Freedom, and Function: 19th Century Women and Bicycles, Part 1
The 1890s saw what was called a “bicycle craze” among women. What was this about? Why women, and why then? Was the bicycle movement just fashion, or did it really lead to more freedom for women? Read on to find out more!
Arcadia in the City: Where the Urban and Pastoral Meet in Worcester, MA
A StoryMap showing how one can find a pastoral ideal right in the urban centers of Worcester.
The Impact of Place on Worcester's Robert Goddard
How did living in Worcester impact Robert Goddard’s work on rocketry?
