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One of the worst mining tragedies in history, the explosion that sent fire through the Courrières mine tunnels claimed more than a thousand lives. It also created awareness of dangerous issues in mines that hadn't received much focus up to that point.

Courrières Mine Disaster of 1906

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Maria Ylagan Orosa was born in the Philippines, and she spent her life working to eliminate food insecurity there. She revived the use of locally available ingredients, and wrote recipes that are found in Filipino cuisine today. 

Research:
"Maria Orosa." Encyclopedia of World Biography Online, Gale, 2023. Gale In Context: U.S. History, link.gale.com/apps/doc/EQFOIO615521998/GPS?u=mlin_n_melpub&sid=bookmark-GPS&xid=8d615f86. Accessed 17 Apr. 2024.
Bentley, Amy. “How Ketchup Revolutionized How Food Is Grown, Processed and Regulated.” Smithsonian. 6/4/2018. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/how-ketchup-revolutionized-how-food-is-grown-processed-regulated-180969230/
Butler, Stephanie. “The Surprisingly Ancient History of Ketchup.” History. 8/15/2023. https://www.history.com/news/ketchup-surprising-ancient-history
Campbell, Olivia. “Fighting Colonialism with Food.” Beyond Curie. 3/20/2022. https://oliviacampbell.substack.com/p/fighting-colonialism-with-food
Elias, Megan. “The Palate of Power: Americans, Food and the Philippines after the Spanish-American War.” Material Culture, Vol. 46, No. 1, Special Issue: Food as Material Culture (Spring 2014). Via JSTOR. https://www.jstor.org/stable/24397643
Gandhi, Lakshmi. “Ketchup: The All-American Condiment That Comes From Asia.” 12/3/2013. Code Switch. https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2013/12/02/248195661/ketchup-the-all-american-condiment-that-comes-from-asia
Garcia, Evelyn del Rosario and Mario E. Orosa. “The Last Days of Maria Y. Orosa.” http://orosa.org/The%20Last%20Days%20of%20Maria%20Y.%20Orosa.pdf
"Grave marker revives interest in WWII heroine Maria Orosa." Philippines Daily Inquirer [Makati City, Philippines], 16 Feb. 2020, p. NA. Gale In Context: Environmental Studies, link.gale.com/apps/doc/A614090024/GPS?u=mlin_n_melpub&sid=bookmark-GPS&xid=be1e4b8d. Accessed 17 Apr. 2024.
Lady Science. “Maria Ylagan Orosa and the Chemistry of Resistance.” 2020. https://www.ladyscience.com/features/maria-ylagan-orosa-chemistry-of-resistance
"Maria Y. Orosa: Food hero." Philippines Daily Inquirer [Makati City, Philippines], 21 Dec. 2022, p. NA. Gale In Context: Environmental Studies, link.gale.com/apps/doc/A730825601/GPS?u=mlin_n_melpub&sid=bookmark-GPS&xid=813ad541. Accessed 17 Apr. 2024.
"Maria Y. Orosa: In peace and war." Manila Bulletin, 11 Feb. 2005. Gale In Context: Environmental Studies, link.gale.com/apps/doc/A128362909/GPS?u=mlin_n_melpub&sid=bookmark-GPS&xid=fb5c5ed3. Accessed 17 Apr. 2024.
Mydans, Seth. “Overlooked No More: Maria Orosa, Inventor of Banana Ketchup.” New York Times. 9/29/2022. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/29/obituaries/maria-orosa-overlooked.html
National World War II Museum. “July 4, 1946: The Philippines Gained Independence from the United States.” 7/2/2021. https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/july-4-1946-philippines-independence
Orosa del Rosario, Helen. “The Recipes of Maria Y. Orosa.” UP Home Economics Foundation. 1970.
Pan-Pacific Union. “Food Preservation in the Philippines.” Bulletin, Issues 63-130. https://books.google.com/books?id=yLcVAQAAIAAJ
Rampe, Amelia. “She Invented Banana Ketchup & Saved Thousands of Lives. Why Have We Never Heard of Her?” Food52. 3/16/2022. https://food52.com/blog/24700-maria-orosa-profile
Republic of the Philippines National Nutrition Council. “The Filipina Nutrition Heroine: Maria Y. Orosa.” 3/2/2020. https://www.nnc.gov.ph/regional-offices/mindanao/region-xi-davao-region/3644-the-filipina-nutrition-heroine-maria-y-orosa
Smith, Eliza. “The compleat housewife: or, Accomplish'd gentlewoman's companion.” Williamsburg [Va.]:: Printed and sold by William Parks., 1742. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/text-idx?cc=evans;c=evans;idno=N04107.0001.001;node=N04107.0001.001:4;rgn=div1;view=text
Springate, Megan E. “Maria Ylagan Orosa.” National Parks Service. https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/maria-ylagan-orosa.htm
The Phillipine Herald, Volume 2, Issues 1-3. https://books.google.com/books?id=T2sWAQAAIAAJ&pg=RA2-PA24&dq=maria+orosa&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjk99T7-MuFAxXsrokEHb-MBUA4ChDoAXoECAYQAg#v=onepage&q=maria%20orosa&f=false
United States. Bureau of Agricultural Chemistry and Engineering. “Information on soybean milk.” USDA. 1936. https://archive.org/details/CAT31009527
Wester, Peter Johnson. “The Food Plants of the Philippines.” The Philippines Bureau of Printing, 1925. https://books.google.com/books?id=o9FUbKMc4AgC
Wiggins, Jasmine. “How Was Ketchup Invented?” National Geographic. 4/21/2024. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/culture/article/how-was-ketchup-invented
Zuras, Matthew. “A History of Ketchup, America’s Favorite Condiment.” Epicurious. 6/30/2023. https://www.epicurious.com/ingredients/history-of-ketchup
Chuong, Dang Van. “Education in Southeast Asia From the Second Half of the 19th Century to the Early 20th Century.” US-China Education Review B, April 2018, Vol. 8, No. 4.

Maria Ylagan Orosa was born in the Philippines, and she spent her life working to eliminate food insecurity there. She revived the use of locally available ingredients, and wrote recipes that are found in Filipino cuisine today. 
Research:
<ul>
<li>"Maria Orosa." Encyclopedia of World Biography Online, Gale, 2023. Gale In Context: U.S. History, link.gale.com/apps/doc/EQFOIO615521998/GPS?u=mlin_n_melpub&amp;sid=bookmark-GPS&amp;xid=8d615f86. Accessed 17 Apr. 2024.</li>
<li>Bentley, Amy. “How Ketchup Revolutionized How Food Is Grown, Processed and Regulated.” Smithsonian. 6/4/2018. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/how-ketchup-revolutionized-how-food-is-grown-processed-regulated-180969230/</li>
<li>Butler, Stephanie. “The Surprisingly Ancient History of Ketchup.” History. 8/15/2023. https://www.history.com/news/ketchup-surprising-ancient-history</li>
<li>Campbell, Olivia. “Fighting Colonialism with Food.” Beyond Curie. 3/20/2022. https://oliviacampbell.substack.com/p/fighting-colonialism-with-food</li>
<li>Elias, Megan. “The Palate of Power: Americans, Food and the Philippines after the Spanish-American War.” Material Culture, Vol. 46, No. 1, Special Issue: Food as Material Culture (Spring 2014). Via JSTOR. https://www.jstor.org/stable/24397643</li>
<li>Gandhi, Lakshmi. “Ketchup: The All-American Condiment That Comes From Asia.” 12/3/2013. Code Switch. https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2013/12/02/248195661/ketchup-the-all-american-condiment-that-comes-from-asia</li>
<li>Garcia, Evelyn del Rosario and Mario E. Orosa. “The Last Days of Maria Y. Orosa.” http://orosa.org/The%20Last%20Days%20of%20Maria%20Y.%20Orosa.pdf</li>
<li>"Grave marker revives interest in WWII heroine Maria Orosa." Philippines Daily Inquirer [Makati City, Philippines], 16 Feb. 2020, p. NA. Gale In Context: Environmental Studies, link.gale.com/apps/doc/A614090024/GPS?u=mlin_n_melpub&amp;sid=bookmark-GPS&amp;xid=be1e4b8d. Accessed 17 Apr. 2024.</li>
<li>Lady Science. “Maria Ylagan Orosa and the Chemistry of Resistance.” 2020. https://www.ladyscience.com/features/maria-ylagan-orosa-chemistry-of-resistance</li>
<li>"Maria Y. Orosa: Food hero." Philippines Daily Inquirer [Makati City, Philippines], 21 Dec. 2022, p. NA. Gale In Context: Environmental Studies, link.gale.com/apps/doc/A730825601/GPS?u=mlin_n_melpub&amp;sid=bookmark-GPS&amp;xid=813ad541. Accessed 17 Apr. 2024.</li>
<li>"Maria Y. Orosa: In peace and war." Manila Bulletin, 11 Feb. 2005. Gale In Context: Environmental Studies, link.gale.com/apps/doc/A128362909/GPS?u=mlin_n_melpub&amp;sid=bookmark-GPS&amp;xid=fb5c5ed3. Accessed 17 Apr. 2024.</li>
<li>Mydans, Seth. “Overlooked No More: Maria Orosa, Inventor of Banana Ketchup.” New York Times. 9/29/2022. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/29/obituaries/maria-orosa-overlooked.html</li>
<li>National World War II Museum. “July 4, 1946: The Philippines Gained Independence from the United States.” 7/2/2021. https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/july-4-1946-philippines-independence</li>
<li>Orosa del Rosario, Helen. “The Recipes of Maria Y. Orosa.” UP Home Economics Foundation. 1970.</li>
<li>Pan-Pacific Union. “Food Preservation in the Philippines.” Bulletin, Issues 63-130. https://books.google.com/books?id=yLcVAQAAIAAJ</li>
<li>Rampe, Amelia. “She Invented Banana Ketchup &amp; Saved Thousands of Lives. Why Have We Never Heard of Her?” Food52. 3/16/2022. https://food52.com/blog/24700-maria-orosa-profile</li>
<li>Republic of the Philippines National Nutrition Council. “The Filipina Nutrition Heroine: Maria Y. Orosa.” 3/2/2020. https://www.nnc.gov.ph/regional-offices/mindanao/region-xi-davao-region/3644-the-filipina-nutrition-heroine-maria-y-orosa</li>
<li>Smith, Eliza. “The compleat housewife: or, Accomplish'd gentlewoman's companion.” Williamsburg [Va.]:: Printed and sold by William Parks., 1742. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/text-idx?cc=evans;c=evans;idno=N04107.0001.001;node=N04107.0001.001:4;rgn=div1;view=text</li>
<li>Springate, Megan E. “Maria Ylagan Orosa.” National Parks Service. https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/maria-ylagan-orosa.htm</li>
<li>The Phillipine Herald, Volume 2, Issues 1-3. https://books.google.com/books?id=T2sWAQAAIAAJ&amp;pg=RA2-PA24&amp;dq=maria+orosa&amp;hl=en&amp;newbks=1&amp;newbks_redir=0&amp;sa=X&amp;ved=2ahUKEwjk99T7-MuFAxXsrokEHb-MBUA4ChDoAXoECAYQAg#v=onepage&amp;q=maria%20orosa&amp;f=false</li>
<li>United States. Bureau of Agricultural Chemistry and Engineering. “Information on soybean milk.” USDA. 1936. https://archive.org/details/CAT31009527</li>
<li>Wester, Peter Johnson. “The Food Plants of the Philippines.” The Philippines Bureau of Printing, 1925. https://books.google.com/books?id=o9FUbKMc4AgC</li>
<li>Wiggins, Jasmine. “How Was Ketchup Invented?” National Geographic. 4/21/2024. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/culture/article/how-was-ketchup-invented</li>
<li>Zuras, Matthew. “A History of Ketchup, America’s Favorite Condiment.” Epicurious. 6/30/2023. https://www.epicurious.com/ingredients/history-of-ketchup</li>
<li>Chuong, Dang Van. “Education in Southeast Asia From the Second Half of the 19th Century to the Early 20th Century.” US-China Education Review B, April 2018, Vol. 8, No. 4.</li>
</ul>

Maria Ylagan Orosa was born in the Philippines, and she spent her life working to eliminate food insecurity there. She revived the use of locally available ingredients, and wrote recipes that are found in Filipino cuisine today.

Maria Y. Orosa & the Food of the Philippines

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George Gustav Heye’s work in curating a collection of Native American artifacts has enabled many people to learn about indigenous cultures. But his colleting practices and relationship to those cultures are complicated.

Research:
“Blaming It on the Women.” The Cincinnati Post. June 7, 1913. https://www.newspapers.com/image/761237680/?match=1&terms=%22George%20Heye%22%20
“Clinging to the Skeletons.” Hudson Observer. July 22, 1914. https://www.newspapers.com/image/1010104927/?match=1&terms=%22George%20Heye%22%20minisink
Dunn, Ashley. “A Heritage Reclaimed.” New York Times. Oct. 9, 1994. https://www.nytimes.com/1994/10/09/nyregion/a-heritage-reclaimed-from-old-artifacts-american-indians-shape-a-new-museum.html
“G.G. Heye Weds Again.” The Sun. July 12, 1915. https://www.newspapers.com/image/466303140/?match=1&terms=%22George%20Gustav%20Heye%22%20
Haworth, John. “!00 Years and Counting: Reflections About A Collection, A Collector And The Museum Of The American Indian (Before There Was An NMAI).” American Indian Magazine. Spring 2016. Vol. 17, No. 1. https://www.americanindianmagazine.org/story/100-years-and-counting-reflections-about-collection-collector-and-museum-american-indian
Jacknis, Ira. “A New Thing? The NMAI in Historical and Institutional Perspective.” American Indian Quarterly, vol. 30, no. 3/4, 2006, pp. 511–42. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/4139027
Krech, Shepard, III, ed. “Collecting Native America, 1870-1960.” Smithsonian. 2010.
Mason, John Alden. “George G. Heye, 1874-1957.” Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation. New York. 1958.
“Millionaire Banker and His Bride Direct the Excavation of an Indian Tomb in Nacoochee Valley.” Atlanta Journal. Aug, 15, 1915. https://www.newspapers.com/image/970075438/?match=1&terms=%22dorothea%20page%22
“Mrs. Heye Asks $78,000 a Year for Alimony.” Times Union. May 13, 1913. https://www.newspapers.com/image/557058568/?match=1&terms=%22George%20Heye%22%20
“Mrs. Heye Asks Mere $78,000 as Alimony.” The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. May 13, 1913. https://www.newspapers.com/image/55217487/?match=1&terms=%22George%20Heye%22%20
“New York Broker Loses His Yacht in Making the Discovery, but Doesn’t Care Much.” Daily Arkansas Gazette. Feb. 17, 1913. https://www.newspapers.com/image/140551335/?match=1&terms=%22George%20Heye%22%20
“New York – Mrs. Blanche A.W. Heye.” Times Herald. June 7, 1913. https://www.newspapers.com/image/79945850/?match=1&terms=%22George%20Heye%22%20
New Yorkers Divorced.” Los Angeles Times. Aug. 1, 1940. https://www.newspapers.com/image/385547238/?match=1&terms=%22george%20heye%22%20
“Search for Indian Relics Led to Romance for Millionaire.” The Washington Post. July 12, 1915. https://www.newspapers.com/image/28873246/?match=1&terms=%22dorothea%20page%22
“Should Keep Her Well.” Vancouver Daily World. May 13, 1913. https://www.newspapers.com/image/64394965/?match=1&terms=%22George%20Heye%22%20
“Sidelights on the Smart Set.” The Washington Post. Feb. 15, 1913. https://www.newspapers.com/image/28902833/?match=1&terms=%22George%20Heye%22%20
Small, Lawrence M. “A Passionate Collector.” Smithsonian. November 2000. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/a-passionate-collector-33794183/
“Tales of the Telegraph.” The Atchison Weekly Globe. June 5, 1913. https://www.newspapers.com/image/479884327/?match=1&terms=%22George%20Heye%22%20
Thompson, Bob. “Return of the Native.” The Washington Post. March 17, 2004. https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/2004/03/18/return-of-the-native/3dc64d4a-3f4b-4f69-92bc-0e0f466b0ea8/?_pml=1
“When application was made … “ Lancaster New Era. May 30, 1913. https://www.newspapers.com/image/559758414/?match=1&terms=%22George%20Heye%22%20
“Will Appeal Fine for Digging Indian Bones.” The Courier-News. July 30, 1914. https://www.newspapers.com/image/220103480/?match=1&terms=%22George%20Gustav%20Heye%22%20
“Would Arrest Man for Digging up Indians’ Bones.” The Morning Call. July 4, 1914. https://www.newspapers.com/image/552564029/?match=1&terms=%22George%20Heye%22%20minisink
Zarillo, John. “The Great Trolley Strike of 1895 - Part 1.” Brooklyn Public Library. Aug. 25, 2014. https://www.bklynlibrary.org/blog/2014/08/25/great-trolley-strike-1895
Zarillo, John. “The Great Trolley Strike of 1895 - Part 2.” Brooklyn Public Library. Sept. 3, 2014. https://www.bklynlibrary.org/blog/2014/09/03/great-trolley-strike-1895

George Gustav Heye’s work in curating a collection of Native American artifacts has enabled many people to learn about indigenous cultures. But his colleting practices and relationship to those cultures are complicated.
Research:
<ul>
<li>“Blaming It on the Women.” The Cincinnati Post. June 7, 1913. https://www.newspapers.com/image/761237680/?match=1&amp;terms=%22George%20Heye%22%20</li>
<li>“Clinging to the Skeletons.” Hudson Observer. July 22, 1914. https://www.newspapers.com/image/1010104927/?match=1&amp;terms=%22George%20Heye%22%20minisink</li>
<li>Dunn, Ashley. “A Heritage Reclaimed.” New York Times. Oct. 9, 1994. https://www.nytimes.com/1994/10/09/nyregion/a-heritage-reclaimed-from-old-artifacts-american-indians-shape-a-new-museum.html</li>
<li>“G.G. Heye Weds Again.” The Sun. July 12, 1915. https://www.newspapers.com/image/466303140/?match=1&amp;terms=%22George%20Gustav%20Heye%22%20</li>
<li>Haworth, John. “!00 Years and Counting: Reflections About A Collection, A Collector And The Museum Of The American Indian (Before There Was An NMAI).” American Indian Magazine. Spring 2016. Vol. 17, No. 1. https://www.americanindianmagazine.org/story/100-years-and-counting-reflections-about-collection-collector-and-museum-american-indian</li>
<li>Jacknis, Ira. “A New Thing? The NMAI in Historical and Institutional Perspective.” American Indian Quarterly, vol. 30, no. 3/4, 2006, pp. 511–42. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/4139027</li>
<li>Krech, Shepard, III, ed. “Collecting Native America, 1870-1960.” Smithsonian. 2010.</li>
<li>Mason, John Alden. “George G. Heye, 1874-1957.” Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation. New York. 1958.</li>
<li>“Millionaire Banker and His Bride Direct the Excavation of an Indian Tomb in Nacoochee Valley.” Atlanta Journal. Aug, 15, 1915. https://www.newspapers.com/image/970075438/?match=1&amp;terms=%22dorothea%20page%22</li>
<li>“Mrs. Heye Asks $78,000 a Year for Alimony.” Times Union. May 13, 1913. https://www.newspapers.com/image/557058568/?match=1&amp;terms=%22George%20Heye%22%20</li>
<li>“Mrs. Heye Asks Mere $78,000 as Alimony.” The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. May 13, 1913. https://www.newspapers.com/image/55217487/?match=1&amp;terms=%22George%20Heye%22%20</li>
<li>“New York Broker Loses His Yacht in Making the Discovery, but Doesn’t Care Much.” Daily Arkansas Gazette. Feb. 17, 1913. https://www.newspapers.com/image/140551335/?match=1&amp;terms=%22George%20Heye%22%20</li>
<li>“New York – Mrs. Blanche A.W. Heye.” Times Herald. June 7, 1913. https://www.newspapers.com/image/79945850/?match=1&amp;terms=%22George%20Heye%22%20</li>
<li>New Yorkers Divorced.” Los Angeles Times. Aug. 1, 1940. https://www.newspapers.com/image/385547238/?match=1&amp;terms=%22george%20heye%22%20</li>
<li>“Search for Indian Relics Led to Romance for Millionaire.” The Washington Post. July 12, 1915. https://www.newspapers.com/image/28873246/?match=1&amp;terms=%22dorothea%20page%22</li>
<li>“Should Keep Her Well.” Vancouver Daily World. May 13, 1913. https://www.newspapers.com/image/64394965/?match=1&amp;terms=%22George%20Heye%22%20</li>
<li>“Sidelights on the Smart Set.” The Washington Post. Feb. 15, 1913. https://www.newspapers.com/image/28902833/?match=1&amp;terms=%22George%20Heye%22%20</li>
<li>Small, Lawrence M. “A Passionate Collector.” Smithsonian. November 2000. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/a-passionate-collector-33794183/</li>
<li>“Tales of the Telegraph.” The Atchison Weekly Globe. June 5, 1913. https://www.newspapers.com/image/479884327/?match=1&amp;terms=%22George%20Heye%22%20</li>
<li>Thompson, Bob. “Return of the Native.” The Washington Post. March 17, 2004. https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/2004/03/18/return-of-the-native/3dc64d4a-3f4b-4f69-92bc-0e0f466b0ea8/?_pml=1</li>
<li>“When application was made … “ Lancaster New Era. May 30, 1913. https://www.newspapers.com/image/559758414/?match=1&amp;terms=%22George%20Heye%22%20</li>
<li>“Will Appeal Fine for Digging Indian Bones.” The Courier-News. July 30, 1914. https://www.newspapers.com/image/220103480/?match=1&amp;terms=%22George%20Gustav%20Heye%22%20</li>
<li>“Would Arrest Man for Digging up Indians’ Bones.” The Morning Call. July 4, 1914. https://www.newspapers.com/image/552564029/?match=1&amp;terms=%22George%20Heye%22%20minisink</li>
<li>Zarillo, John. “The Great Trolley Strike of 1895 - Part 1.” Brooklyn Public Library. Aug. 25, 2014. https://www.bklynlibrary.org/blog/2014/08/25/great-trolley-strike-1895</li>
<li>Zarillo, John. “The Great Trolley Strike of 1895 - Part 2.” Brooklyn Public Library. Sept. 3, 2014. https://www.bklynlibrary.org/blog/2014/09/03/great-trolley-strike-1895</li>
</ul>

George Gustav Heye’s work in curating a collection of Native American artifacts has enabled many people to learn about indigenous cultures. But his colleting practices and relationship to those cultures are complicated.

George Gustav Heye

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This 2012 episode from prior hosts Sarah and Deblina covers dentist Horace Wells. At an exhibition in 1844 he became certain that nitrous oxide could revolutionize medicine. He tried to demonstrate his findings, but things didn't go as planned.

This 2012 episode from prior hosts Sarah and Deblina covers dentist Horace Wells. At an exhibition in 1844 he became certain that nitrous oxide could revolutionize medicine. He tried to demonstrate his findings, but things didn't go as planned.

SYMHC Classics: Horace Wells and the Gas War

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