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Past Events

Building Closed
Fri, March 27, 2020 ,
MHS closed

Due to the state of emergency in Massachusetts regarding COVID-19 (coronavirus) and out of an abundance of caution, the MHS is CLOSED until further notice. Please check the…

Building Closed
Thu, March 26, 2020 ,
MHS closed

Due to the state of emergency in Massachusetts regarding COVID-19 (coronavirus) and out of an abundance of caution, the MHS is CLOSED until further notice. Please check the…

Building Closed
Wed, March 25, 2020 ,
MHS closed

Due to the state of emergency in Massachusetts regarding COVID-19 (coronavirus) and out of an abundance of caution, the MHS is CLOSED until further notice. Please check the…

Public Program, Conversation
Tue, March 24, 2020 ,
Jefferson: Then & Now

The reputations of all of the founders have changed dramatically over the course of American history, none more than that of Thomas Jefferson. Historians Annette Gordon-Reed and Peter Onuf will…

Building Closed
Tue, March 24, 2020 ,
MHS closed

Due to the state of emergency in Massachusetts regarding COVID-19 (coronavirus) and out of an abundance of caution, the MHS is CLOSED until further notice. Please check the…

Building Closed
Mon, March 23, 2020 ,
MHS closed

Due to the state of emergency in Massachusetts regarding COVID-19 (coronavirus) and out of an abundance of caution, the MHS is CLOSED through 4 April. Please check the…

Building Closed
Sat, March 21, 2020 ,
MHS closed

Due to the state of emergency in Massachusetts regarding COVID-19 (coronavirus) and out of an abundance of caution, the MHS is CLOSED through 4 April. Please check the…

Building Closed
Fri, March 20, 2020 ,
MHS closed

Due to the state of emergency in Massachusetts regarding COVID-19 (coronavirus) and out of an abundance of caution, the MHS is CLOSED through 4 April. Please check the…

African American History
Thu, March 19, 2020 ,
POSTPONED: “Fighting the Dogs:” Fugitivity, Canine Hunters, and…

As slavery expanded in the Americas, canine attacks were used as a particularly sadistic aspect of racist dehumanization. Through linked processes of breeding and training, slave hunters believed…

Building Closed
Thu, March 19, 2020 ,
MHS closed

Due to the state of emergency in Massachusetts regarding COVID-19 (coronavirus) and out of an abundance of caution, the MHS is CLOSED through 4 April. Please check the…

Building Closed
Wed, March 18, 2020 ,
MHS closed

Due to the state of emergency in Massachusetts regarding COVID-19 (coronavirus) and out of an abundance of caution, the MHS is CLOSED through 4 April. Please check the…

History of Women, Gender and Sexuality
Tue, March 17, 2020 ,
POSTPONED Contesting Domesticity – a Panel Discussion

The domestic realm has long captivated feminist scholars who have sought to understand the lives of women and the workings of gender. How have women experienced, challenged, leveraged, and shaped…

Building Closed
Tue, March 17, 2020 ,
MHS closed

Due to the state of emergency in Massachusetts regarding COVID-19 (coronavirus) and out of an abundance of caution, the MHS is CLOSED through 4 April. Please check the…

Building Closed
Mon, March 16, 2020 ,
MHS closed

Due to the state of emergency in Massachusetts regarding COVID-19 (coronavirus) and out of an abundance of caution, the MHS is CLOSED through 28 March. Please check the…

Building Closed
Sat, March 14, 2020 ,
MHS closed

Due to the state of emergency in Massachusetts regarding COVID-19 (coronavirus) and out of an abundance of caution, the MHS is CLOSED through 28 March. Please check the…

Building Closed
Fri, March 13, 2020 ,
MHS closed
Due to the state of emergency in Massachusetts regarding COVID-19 (coronavirus) and out of an abundance of caution, the MHS is CLOSED until further notice. Library staff will monitor e-mails and…
Biography
Thu, March 12, 2020 ,
POSTPONED: Fashioning a Life: How Style Matters in Biography
Is fashion art or commerce? Frivolous or full of meaning? Is fashion evidence? This panel brings together Caroline Weber, author of Queen of Fashion: What Marie-Antoinette Wore to the…
Building Closed
Thu, March 12, 2020 ,
MHS closed
Due to the state of emergency in Massachusetts regarding COVID-19 (coronavirus) and out of an abundance of caution, the MHS is CLOSED until further notice. Library staff will monitor e-mails and…