Tag Archives: books
“A Librarian is not a Legal Process”
Banning books is an old phenomenon. One of the first examples was during the Chinese emperor Shih Huang Ti’s reign. From 259 to 210 B.C., he allegedly burned 460 Confucian scholars alive to control how history was written during his … Continue reading
Seeking And Preserving the History
Doing something a little different this week and blogging about several women historians who have birthdays this week. Iris Shun-Ru Chang (March 28, 1968 – November 9, 2004) was an American author and journalist, best known for her 1997 book … Continue reading
The Artist Speaks
March is Women’s History Month, after Congress passed a resolution on March 1, 1987. March first is World Book Day. Here are some historical events that occurred on March 1. Events On March 1, 1692, Sarah Good, Sarah Osborne, and … Continue reading