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May 2024
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CZM Book Club: "The Stolen Bacillus" by ...

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Margaret reads a classic anti-anarchist story by HG Wells written before Wells learned what was up.

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<p>Margaret continues her talk with Jamie Loftus about Shawnee resistance to the American colonialism and a woman who led them in battle.</p> <p>Sources:</p> <p>https://colonialquills.blogspot.com/2017/07/revolutionary-mothers-nonhelema-of.html</p> <p>https://kentucky-museum.org/ ... Show More
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<p>Margaret talks to Jamie Loftus about Shawnee resistance to the American colonialism and a woman who led them in battle</p> <p>Sources:</p> <p>https://colonialquills.blogspot.com/2017/07/revolutionary-mothers-nonhelema-of.html</p> <p>https://kentucky-museum.org/nonhelema-hokole ... Show More
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