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George Bernard Shaw's contemporary, Gilbert K Chesterdon, dedicated a book to exploring Shaw as a person. He wrote it as a first edition, indicating he anticipated more to follow. This may have been because Shaw was still alive when Chesterdon was…

A New York Times article describing the rededication of the New York City Vietnam Veterans Plaza following 9/11. The article recalls how, before it was restored, the memorial was neglected: "Vandals broke the glass bricks, stole the brass lettering,…

I love that this illustration was included in the publication of "An Imaginative Woman" because this image truly shows Ella in the foreground of this narrative. Her position on the desk that emulates intellect and curiosity, and the target of her…

I chose to include this ornamented opening letter of "An Imaginative Woman" because I find's Goodman and Hardy's artistic choices blend to make a sly comment on the story through a simple letter "W." The box contains what appears to be tangled…

When I was looking for my Omeka items, I discovered that I was mistaken about the original publication of "An Imaginative Woman." I came across this image, which is an original illustration that accompanied "An Imaginative Woman" in Pall Mall…

This image is the headpiece that appears in The Pall Mall Magazine, accompanying the printing of Thomas Hardy's "An Imaginative Woman". It shows Ella engulfed in a book, probably of poetry. This image is the only one that Arthur J. Goodman created…

These photos are believed to be the last known photographs taken of John Lennon. These shots were snapped between 5 and 5:30 pm, only a few hours before Lennon was assassinated outside of his apartment.

Victoria is crowned queen at the age of eighteen. The portrait of her is painted just six years into her reign. Although she is the focal point of the painting, Grant seems to focus the light on her collarbone which illuminates the youthfulness of…

This short YouTube video features first-hand accounts of the events of the Stonewall Riots as told by historian David Carter and two participants in the 1969 riots. The clip premiered on the GwistTV YouTube channel, which serves as an LGBTQ+ identity…