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Henriette d'Angeville's 1838 Mont Blanc Ascent: A Woman's Triumph Against Odds
On September 3, 1838, Henriette d'Angeville, a 44-year-old unmarried Frenchwoman, successfully climbed Mont Blanc, defying societal expectations and overcoming significant challenges, including last-minute guide cancellations and skepticism from her community.
Henriette d'Angeville's 1838 Mont Blanc Ascent: A Woman's Triumph Against Odds
On September 3, 1838, Henriette d'Angeville, a 44-year-old unmarried Frenchwoman, successfully climbed Mont Blanc, defying societal expectations and overcoming significant challenges, including last-minute guide cancellations and skepticism from her community.
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56% Bias Score
AI Recreates Faces of Welsh Convicts Sent to Australia
AI-generated facial reconstructions of 60 Welsh convicts transported to Australia in the 19th century reveal harsh sentences for minor crimes, highlighting the historical link between Wales and Australia; researchers used historical records and family connections.
AI Recreates Faces of Welsh Convicts Sent to Australia
AI-generated facial reconstructions of 60 Welsh convicts transported to Australia in the 19th century reveal harsh sentences for minor crimes, highlighting the historical link between Wales and Australia; researchers used historical records and family connections.
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40% Bias Score
12-Year-Old's Pursuit of Education in 19th-Century Athens
Lena Divani's "Amalia" book series follows a 12-year-old girl's ambition to become a teacher in 19th-century Athens, contrasting her struggles with the life of Queen Amalia, and illustrating the social and economic challenges of the time.
12-Year-Old's Pursuit of Education in 19th-Century Athens
Lena Divani's "Amalia" book series follows a 12-year-old girl's ambition to become a teacher in 19th-century Athens, contrasting her struggles with the life of Queen Amalia, and illustrating the social and economic challenges of the time.
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16% Bias Score
Rijksmuseum Exhibition Explores 19th-Century Perceptions of Mental Illness
Fiona Tan's "Monomania" exhibition at Amsterdam's Rijksmuseum uses 19th-century art and photography from its collection to explore how mental illness was perceived and treated, highlighting the experiences of women deemed mentally unstable.
Rijksmuseum Exhibition Explores 19th-Century Perceptions of Mental Illness
Fiona Tan's "Monomania" exhibition at Amsterdam's Rijksmuseum uses 19th-century art and photography from its collection to explore how mental illness was perceived and treated, highlighting the experiences of women deemed mentally unstable.
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48% Bias Score
19th-Century Condom Joins Rijksmuseum Collection
The Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam is displaying a 200-year-old illustrated condom, purchased for €1,000, as the first contraceptive sheath in its collection; the sheep-appendix condom, likely from a Parisian brothel circa 1830, features an erotic etching and is displayed as part of a small exhibition cal...
19th-Century Condom Joins Rijksmuseum Collection
The Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam is displaying a 200-year-old illustrated condom, purchased for €1,000, as the first contraceptive sheath in its collection; the sheep-appendix condom, likely from a Parisian brothel circa 1830, features an erotic etching and is displayed as part of a small exhibition cal...
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32% Bias Score
Treaty of Gandamak: Afghanistan's Loss of Foreign Policy Autonomy
The Treaty of Gandamak, signed on May 26, 1879, between the British Empire and Emir Yakub Khan of Afghanistan, ended the Second Anglo-Afghan War, forcing Afghanistan to cede control of its foreign policy and key territories to Britain, in part due to the Great Game geopolitical rivalry between Brita...
Treaty of Gandamak: Afghanistan's Loss of Foreign Policy Autonomy
The Treaty of Gandamak, signed on May 26, 1879, between the British Empire and Emir Yakub Khan of Afghanistan, ended the Second Anglo-Afghan War, forcing Afghanistan to cede control of its foreign policy and key territories to Britain, in part due to the Great Game geopolitical rivalry between Brita...
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48% Bias Score
Amanyanabo: The Eagle King": Political Intrigue and Colonial Pressure in 19th-Century Okrika
Set in 19th-century Okrika, "Amanyanabo: The Eagle King" depicts King Ibanichuka's challenges balancing traditional warrior culture with encroaching Christianity and British colonialism, navigating political rivalries and religious conversions amidst cultural clashes.
Amanyanabo: The Eagle King": Political Intrigue and Colonial Pressure in 19th-Century Okrika
Set in 19th-century Okrika, "Amanyanabo: The Eagle King" depicts King Ibanichuka's challenges balancing traditional warrior culture with encroaching Christianity and British colonialism, navigating political rivalries and religious conversions amidst cultural clashes.
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40% Bias Score
19th-Century French Novels and the Shaping of a Life
Steffie Van Neste's book examines how reading 19th-century French novels, including works by Flaubert, Stendhal, and Dumas, shaped her personal journey and understanding of life, culminating in an unexpected tribute to female authors who influenced her freedom.
19th-Century French Novels and the Shaping of a Life
Steffie Van Neste's book examines how reading 19th-century French novels, including works by Flaubert, Stendhal, and Dumas, shaped her personal journey and understanding of life, culminating in an unexpected tribute to female authors who influenced her freedom.
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48% Bias Score
Smyrna Consular Documents (1833-1912): Unveiling the History of Asia Minor's Greek Community
A new publication, "ΓΕΝΙΚΟΝ ΠΡΟΞΕΝΕΙΟΝ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ ΕΝ ΣΜΥΡΝΗ," presents consular documents (1833-1912) from Smyrna, revealing the socio-political and economic roles of Greeks in the Ottoman Empire, particularly the shift from consular affairs to political influence by the 20th century, culminating b...
Smyrna Consular Documents (1833-1912): Unveiling the History of Asia Minor's Greek Community
A new publication, "ΓΕΝΙΚΟΝ ΠΡΟΞΕΝΕΙΟΝ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ ΕΝ ΣΜΥΡΝΗ," presents consular documents (1833-1912) from Smyrna, revealing the socio-political and economic roles of Greeks in the Ottoman Empire, particularly the shift from consular affairs to political influence by the 20th century, culminating b...
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44% Bias Score
Hand-held Device Detects Arsenic in Victorian Books
Researchers at the University of St Andrews created a hand-held device to detect arsenic in Victorian books, addressing the health risk posed by arsenic-based green pigments used in 19th-century bookbindings, enabling safer handling and improved access to these collections.
Hand-held Device Detects Arsenic in Victorian Books
Researchers at the University of St Andrews created a hand-held device to detect arsenic in Victorian books, addressing the health risk posed by arsenic-based green pigments used in 19th-century bookbindings, enabling safer handling and improved access to these collections.
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20% Bias Score
Nietzsche and Wagner: The End of a Friendship
The seven-year friendship between philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche and composer Richard Wagner ended due to irreconcilable differences, including Wagner's antisemitism, Nietzsche's attraction to Cosima Wagner, and Wagner's return to Christianity, culminating in Nietzsche's rejection of Wagner's later...
Nietzsche and Wagner: The End of a Friendship
The seven-year friendship between philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche and composer Richard Wagner ended due to irreconcilable differences, including Wagner's antisemitism, Nietzsche's attraction to Cosima Wagner, and Wagner's return to Christianity, culminating in Nietzsche's rejection of Wagner's later...
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44% Bias Score
Oldest Known Cookbook by Black American Woman Republished
Malinda Russell's 1866 cookbook, "A Domestic Cookbook," recently republished, is the oldest known by a Black American woman; it features recipes for sweets, savory dishes, and remedies, reflecting her life as a widowed entrepreneur who overcame robberies to support herself and her disabled son.
Oldest Known Cookbook by Black American Woman Republished
Malinda Russell's 1866 cookbook, "A Domestic Cookbook," recently republished, is the oldest known by a Black American woman; it features recipes for sweets, savory dishes, and remedies, reflecting her life as a widowed entrepreneur who overcame robberies to support herself and her disabled son.
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44% Bias Score
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