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Philosophy Study Group (Rescheduled!)
Philosophy Study Group (Rescheduled!)
For this meeting we have chosen to read a philosophical novel rather than our usual diet of books and articles by philosophers. The Confidence-Man: His Masquerade (1857) was the last novel written by Herman Melville. A paperback copy of the book can be found for $6 - $14 new and less if used. An ebook costs only…
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History Study Group
History Study Group
We will start talking about the book, The Swerve (2012), by Stephen Greenblatt. You can find this book new in paperback for $12 - $17 and as an ebook for $10 - $12. For the 19th, we will read through chapter five. The book is not without controversy. While it has been heaped with praise, it has…
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Minnesota Women: First in the Nation to Vote in 1920
Minnesota Women: First in the Nation to Vote in 1920
At 6 a.m. on the morning of August 27, 1920, the City of South St. Paul held the very first election conducted on the day following ratification of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution granting women the right to vote. The identity of the first woman to cast a ballot will be discussed as will the history of…