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Election Day at the State House, 1815, by John Lewis Krimmel (Historical Society of Pennsylvania)
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Boyz II Men Boulevard is more than a street name for Philadelphia natives

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NewsWorks story by Sara Hoover

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Site for memorializing MOVE bombing still not pinned down

June 23, 2017

NewsWorks story by Aaron Moselle

The New Century Club formed in 1877 and within a decade was large enough to require its own clubhouse. To design the Twelfth Street building, the club chose female architect Minerva Parker Nichols, who also designed a clubhouse for the Wilmington New Century Club. (Library of Congress)

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The woman’s club movement began throughout the United States in the late nineteenth century. Although initially focused on self-improvement, women’s clubs in the Philadelphia region as in the nation quickly extended their goals to include community activism. Drawing upon contemporary assumptions about the inherent differences between men and women, leaders of the club movement argued ⇒ Read More

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