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He fought for himself.He fought for his country.He fought for acceptance.As the son of an Italian count, Cavalry Colonel Louis Palma di Cesnola had more military experience than most of the leading officers in the Civil War. Objecting to his general's orders, di Cesnola led his men into battle, earning himself a Medal of Honor.When di Cesnola was captured and thrown into the notorious Libby Prison, he was forced to examine his life decisions. ...

Weary of hearing what a woman couldn't do, she had no choice but to show them what she could. Four centuries later, the world finally noticed. Though she was "just a girl, " Artemisia Gentileschi's father recognized and nurtured his daughter's raw talent and escorted her into the male-dominated elite circle of seventeenth-century fine artists. Later dishonored in the most humiliating way and betrayed by her father for the sake of his own reput...

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Investigates the social history of a nineteenth-century marriage and provides important insight about how gender played a central role in the political history of the time.

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