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Hall, Ann C. and Bishop, Mardia J. (Editors): Mommy Angst: Motherhood in American Popular Culture.
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Remembering the Ladies: Women and the Art Association of Newport
No full textThe Art Association of Newport, now the Newport Art Museum, was founded in 1912 to benefit the cultural life of the community. In its early days, women were in charge of serving the tea, but they also were the driving force behind the establishment and operation of this now-thriving institution that celebrates one hundred years in 2012. While Gilded Age women flocked to art schools and, by the turn of the century, represented one-third of those aspiring to professional careers as artists, fewer pulled the strings behind the scenes of arts organizations. Carrying the torch in Newport was Maud Howe Elliott (1854-1948), whose belief that art was a civilizing influence informed her lifelong crusade to “cultivate and promote artistic endeavor and interest in the arts.” While the reputation of early twentieth century Newporters is most often associated with an exclusive summer colony, opulent mansions, and a society of excess, this small group of citizens banded together to form an organization with a decidedly democratic vision
Propagation System Manual
Get PDFContained in this manual you will find the required materials, assembly instructions, operation procedures and safety protocols to construct, run and maintain a hydroponic propagation system.
The Propagation System is designed to provide an environment for seeds to germinate with optimal conditions for seedling growth. The purpose of the Propagator is to create an environment that is suitable for seedlings to develop a strong root system and uprooted stem so they can be transplanted into a new system where they are able to fully develop and be harvested. This procedure introduces plants, vegetables, and fruits to a new system of hydroponic growth that is controlled, productive, uncontaminated, and resource efficient.https://digitalcommons.salve.edu/hydroponic_center/1000/thumbnail.jp
Drew Humphries (Editor): Women, Violence, and the Media : Readings in Feminist Criminology. Series: Northeastern Series on Gender, Crime, and Law
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Get PDFThe lead article is this issue of Newport History is by John F. Quinn and provides a new perspective on the integration of Roman Catholicism into Newport’s religious climate. The second article in this issue is by Sarah Vickery. For her internship project, Ms. Vickery was curator of Handwritten History: Correspondence of Great Americans, an exhibition held in the fall of 2010 at the Colony House on Washington Square and in early 2011 at the nearby BankNewport. This article adapts the wall text and images from this exhibition