New: philly5151All contenthive-129948krhive-196917zzanhive-183959hive-180932hive-185836hive-166405steemhive-144064hive-101145hive-150122uncommonlabhive-145157hive-188619hive-183397hive-184714bitcoinhive-193637krsuccesslifehive-180301motivationhive-103599hive-139150TrendingNewHotLikerscheider (51)in philly5151 • 7 years agoA Contingency PlanPlan-b by Nick Youngson CC BY-SA 3.0 Alpha Stock Images The denouement upon us This week ends our crypto-experiment in nonprofit fundraising and adminstration. You’ll find my review of the…cheider (51)in food • 7 years agoEverybody's Got to Eat! Cooking like it's 1918So far in the #explore1918 series, I've written about how World War I impacted free speech, Eastern European immigrants' cultural pride, literature, and the legality of condoms. Next I'm going to…cheider (51)in money • 7 years ago"Fixing" the Cultural SectorI'm a millennial. I'm one of those mysterious, fickle, and elusive creatures that the nonprofit world spends hours bemoaning, pandering to, and unsuccessfully wooing with direct mailers of…cheider (51)in explore1918 • 7 years agoA Call to Arms of Another Kind: 1918, A Banner Year for the CondomI'm writing about culture for #explore1918 (see my prior entry about Edith Wharton's "propaganda novel"). In honor of Valentine's Day, and in a thematically-compatible spirit as my colleague…cheider (51)in explore1918 • 7 years agoForgotten Works of 1918: Reassessing Edith Wharton's 'The Marne'My past two entries for #explore1918 have dealt with serious political issues: specifically, censorship and sedition in wartime through the lens of the Philadelphia Tageblatt trial; and an odd and…jfeagan (52)in explore1918 • 7 years agoPhiladelphia Prisoners during WWI: Volunteering Behind BarsWhen the United States officially entered World War I in April 1917, free men and women weren't the only ones who wanted to help their country. Unable to enlist in the military, prisoners at…cheider (51)in explore1918 • 7 years agoA Declaration of Independence for the Oppressed: The Mid-European Union at Independence HallA Remarkably-Timed Celebration Although the Great War would not end for another three weeks, and much of the city was laid low with the deadly Spanish influenza epidemic, for some the mood in…cheider (51)in explore1918 • 7 years agoThe Limitations of Free Speech in Wartime: The Philadelphia Tageblatt TrialSeptember of 1918 was a fraught time in Philadelphia. Day after day, newspaper headlines carried a grim mixture of battle updates from the Great War, seemingly endless lists war casualties…jfeagan (52)in explore1918 • 7 years agoTarzan of the Apes: A Nation, and a City's, Response to the First Tarzan FilmIn honor of today's announcement of the 2018 Oscar nominations, here's some 1918 movie history: One hundred years ago, the still relatively new and uncensored Hollywood film industry produced…cheider (51)in introduceyourself • 7 years agoFull Steem Ahead!Pleased to meet you! Yours truly doing research in Port Penn, Delaware I’m Cynthia Heider, a student in the Public History M.A. program at Temple University in Philadelphia. I’m gearing up to…jfeagan (52)in explore1918 • 7 years agoThe Sober Reality of the 1918 Spanish Flu Epidemic -- LiterallyBars are often where people go to forget about their troubles. This was especially true in 1918 when labor was often manual and technology like the internet was not yet available as a means of…jfeagan (52)in introduceyourself • 7 years agoHello!My name is Joy. In August I moved from sunny Sarasota, Florida to Philadelphia in order to pursue my master's in Public History at Temple University. I completed a lot of exciting work in my…
