This 2013 episode covers Benjamin Banneker, a man of color in Colonial America who became an accomplished scholar despite having almost no formal schooling.

This 2013 episode covers Benjamin Banneker, a man of color in Colonial America who became an accomplished scholar despite having almost no formal schooling.

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SYMHC Classics: Benjamin Banneker

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Mary Elizabeth Lease was a progressive political activist who fought big business, worked on behalf of the common man, and believed strongly in the importance of third parties in the U.S. political system. But there are also some really problematic parts of her story and ideology.

Research:
Barnes, Donna A. “Farmers’ Alliance.” Texas State Historical Association. Jan. 1 1995. https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/farmers-alliance
Bauer, Pat. "Farmers’ Alliance". Encyclopedia Britannica, 12 Sep. 2019, https://www.britannica.com/topic/Farmers-Alliance
Bentson, Sarah. “Mary Elizabeth Lease.”       March 1, 2022.
“Bryan’s Cross of Gold and the Partisan Battle over Economic Policy.” University of Virginia, Miller Center. https://millercenter.org/bryans-cross-gold-and-partisan-battle-over-economic-policy#:~:text=On%20this%20day%20in%201896,silver%20standard%20for%20U.S.%20currency
“Concerning a Mortgage.” New York Times. Aug. 11, 1896. https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1896/08/11/103382098.pdf?pdf_redirect=true&ip=0
“Farmers and Laborers.” Daily Kansas People. Aug. 13, 1890. https://www.newspapers.com/image/477977710/?match=1&terms=%22mary%20e.%20lease%22%20divorce
“Furor Over Mary Lease.”  New York Times. Aug. 11, 1896. https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1896/08/11/103382074.pdf?pdf_redirect=true&ip=0
Harper, Ida Husted. “THE LIFE AND WORK OF SUSAN B. ANTHONY, Vol. II.” Bowen-Merrill. 1898. Accessed online: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/31125/31125-h/31125-h.htm
“Ingalls Knocked Out.” Daily Alta California. Dec. 7, 1890. https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=DAC18901207.2.2.4&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN--------
Lease, Mary Elizabeth. “The Problem of Civilization Solved.” 1895. Accessed online: https://digital.lib.niu.edu/islandora/object/niu-gildedage%3A24027/print_object
“Mary Lease Dead; Long Dry Agitator.” New York Times. Oct. 30, 1933. https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1933/10/30/105813706.pdf?pdf_redirect=true&ip=0
“Mrs. Lease Is Not In It.” Akron Evening Times. Jan.5 , 1893. https://www.newspapers.com/image/228089290/?match=1&terms=%22mary%20e.%20lease%22%20supreme%20court
McLeRoy, Sherrie S. “Lease, Mary Elizabeth Clyens (1853–1933).” Texas State Historical Association. Handbook of Texas Women. https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/lease-mary-elizabeth-clyens
“Mrs. Mary Lease Removed From Office.” New York Times. July 7, 1895. https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1895/07/07/105980959.html?pageNumber=1
Orr, Brooke Speer. “The ‘People’s Joan of Arc’: Mary Elizabeth Lease, Gendered Politics and Populist Party Politics in Gilded-Age America (American University Studies Book 14) .” Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers. 2014. Kindle edition.
Press, Donald E. “Kansas Conflict: Populist Versus Railroader in the 1890's.” Kansas Historical Quarterlies. Autum, 1977. Vol. 43, No. 3. https://www.kancoll.org/khq/1977/77_3_dpress.htm#Ref42

Mary Elizabeth Lease was a progressive political activist who fought big business, worked on behalf of the common man, and believed strongly in the importance of third parties in the U.S. political system. But there are also some really problematic parts of her story and ideology.
Research:
<ul>
<li>Barnes, Donna A. &ldquo;Farmers&rsquo; Alliance.&rdquo; Texas State Historical Association. Jan. 1 1995. https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/farmers-alliance</li>
<li>Bauer, Pat. "Farmers&rsquo; Alliance".&nbsp;Encyclopedia Britannica, 12 Sep. 2019, https://www.britannica.com/topic/Farmers-Alliance</li>
<li>Bentson, Sarah. &ldquo;Mary Elizabeth Lease.&rdquo; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;March 1, 2022.</li>
<li>&ldquo;Bryan&rsquo;s Cross of Gold and the Partisan Battle over Economic Policy.&rdquo; University of Virginia, Miller Center. https://millercenter.org/bryans-cross-gold-and-partisan-battle-over-economic-policy#:~:text=On%20this%20day%20in%201896,silver%20standard%20for%20U.S.%20currency</li>
<li>&ldquo;Concerning a Mortgage.&rdquo; New York Times. Aug. 11, 1896. https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1896/08/11/103382098.pdf?pdf_redirect=true&amp;ip=0</li>
<li>&ldquo;Farmers and Laborers.&rdquo; Daily Kansas People. Aug. 13, 1890. https://www.newspapers.com/image/477977710/?match=1&amp;terms=%22mary%20e.%20lease%22%20divorce</li>
<li>&ldquo;Furor Over Mary Lease.&rdquo;&nbsp; New York Times. Aug. 11, 1896. https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1896/08/11/103382074.pdf?pdf_redirect=true&amp;ip=0</li>
<li>Harper, Ida Husted. &ldquo;THE LIFE AND WORK OF SUSAN B. ANTHONY, Vol. II.&rdquo; Bowen-Merrill. 1898. Accessed online: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/31125/31125-h/31125-h.htm</li>
<li>&ldquo;Ingalls Knocked Out.&rdquo; Daily Alta California. Dec. 7, 1890. https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&amp;d=DAC18901207.2.2.4&amp;e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN--------</li>
<li>Lease, Mary Elizabeth. &ldquo;The Problem of Civilization Solved.&rdquo; 1895. Accessed online: https://digital.lib.niu.edu/islandora/object/niu-gildedage%3A24027/print_object</li>
<li>&ldquo;Mary Lease Dead; Long Dry Agitator.&rdquo; New York Times. Oct. 30, 1933. https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1933/10/30/105813706.pdf?pdf_redirect=true&amp;ip=0</li>
<li>&ldquo;Mrs. Lease Is Not In It.&rdquo; Akron Evening Times. Jan.5 , 1893. https://www.newspapers.com/image/228089290/?match=1&amp;terms=%22mary%20e.%20lease%22%20supreme%20court</li>
<li>McLeRoy, Sherrie S. &ldquo;Lease, Mary Elizabeth Clyens&nbsp;(1853&ndash;1933).&rdquo; Texas State Historical Association. Handbook of Texas Women. https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/lease-mary-elizabeth-clyens</li>
<li>&ldquo;Mrs. Mary Lease Removed From Office.&rdquo; New York Times. July 7, 1895. https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1895/07/07/105980959.html?pageNumber=1</li>
<li>Orr, Brooke Speer. &ldquo;The &lsquo;People&rsquo;s Joan of Arc&rsquo;: Mary Elizabeth Lease, Gendered Politics and Populist Party Politics in Gilded-Age America (American University Studies Book 14)&nbsp;.&rdquo; Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers. 2014. Kindle edition.</li>
<li>Press, Donald E. &ldquo;Kansas Conflict: Populist Versus Railroader in the 1890's.&rdquo; Kansas Historical Quarterlies. Autum, 1977. Vol. 43, No. 3. https://www.kancoll.org/khq/1977/77_3_dpress.htm#Ref42</li>
</ul>

Mary Elizabeth Lease was a progressive political activist who fought big business, worked on behalf of the common man, and believed strongly in the importance of third parties in the U.S. political system. But there are also some really problematic parts of her story and ideology.

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This 2021 episode covers G.J. Griffith, who today is associated with the Los Angeles park and the observatory. But during his time, Griffith was associated with other things: real estate, social climbing, and a horrifying domestic abuse scandal.

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Holly and Tracy talk about sewing machines in their lives. Tracy talks about how she thought hangover research would be easy, but it turned out to be quite challenging. 

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