Show Notes
Tides of Activism
In this episode, Caitlin and Francesgrace picked two completely unrelated people, neither of whom the other recognized, and learned that Badass Ida Lewis and Take-No-Crap Susan H Wixon have more in common than they realized.
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Ida Lewis:
“Ida Lewis” Coast Guardswomen. Accessed: November 1, 2022.
https://coastguardswomen.wordpress.com/notable-coast-guardswoman/ida-lewis/
“Ida Lewis, The Bravest Woman in America” New England Historical Society. Accessed: November 2, 2022. https://www.newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/ida-lewis-bravest-woman-america/
“Ida Lewis: The Grace Darling of America” New-York Tribune. April 12, 1869, Page 7.
Adler, Margaret C. “To the Rescue: Picturing Ida Lewis” Winterthur Portfolio. Vol 41, No 1. Spring 2014.
Baldwin, Debra. “Will the Real Ida Lewis Please Stand Up?: The History Mystery of the Rowboat Heroine” Lighthouse Digest. Accessed: October 31, 2022. http://www.lighthousedigest.com/Digest/StoryPage.cfm?StoryKey=4864
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Susan H Wixon:
“Woman Gives Fall River Politicians Cards and Spades and Wins” Boston Post. Boston; Thursday, December 5, 1901.
Bennet, DM. The World’s Sages, Thinkers, and Reformers: Being Biographical Sketches of Leading Philosophers, Teachers, Skeptics ... Etc. New York; The Truth Seeker Company, 1876.
Flynn, Tom. The New Encyclopedia of Unbelief. Prometheus Books; New York, 2007.
Green, HL. The Free Thought Magazine: Volume XVIII.—1900 January to December. Chicago, Illinois; HL Green, 1900.
Medeiros, Dan. “Fall River strong: 10 more local legends, from musicians to soccer stars” The Herald News. Fall River, MA; June 10, 2021.
Old Colony Historical Society. Collections of the Old Colony Historical Society: Papers Read Before the Society, Issues 6-8. Taunton, MA; The Society, 1899.
Proceedings at the 9th Annual Meeting of the Free Religious Association. Boston; Cochrane & Sampson, Printers,1876.
Putnam, Samuel Porter. 400 Years of Freethought. Cambridge, MA; Harvard University, 1894.
The Truth Seeker: Devoted to Science, Morals, Free Thought, Free Enquiry and the Diffusion of Liberal Sentments · Volume 20. (This sourcing is weird because I got it as a PDF from google books, but it looks like it’s really a newspaper that was compiled. Not sure if the publisher is UWisconsin Madison or Liberal Association of Paris), 1893.
Willard, Frances Elizabeth. A Woman of the Century: fourteen hundred-seventy biographical sketches accompanied by portraits of leading American women in all walks of life. Buffalo, N.Y.; Moulton, 1893.
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Land Acknowledgment:
We’d like to acknowledge that we recorded this podcast on the traditional lands of the Wampanoag, Pokanoket, and Narragansett peoples. Here in the Northeast and all across the country, native peoples are still here and thriving. For more information, please see the links below.
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For Whom The Opening Bell Tolls
In this episode, Caitlin and Francesgrace examine about the lives, deaths, graves, and legacies of Isabella Stewart Gardener, the philanthropist, and Mary Ann Lippitt, the oralism advocate.
Accessibility: Large rectangular gravestone with a rounded top. Photo is slightly grainy to make the stone easier to read. It says: Charles H Dow | Nov. 6, 1851-Dec 4, 1902 | With Malice Toward None With Charity To All (as an aside: I think Edward Jones might disagree…) | Lucy M. Dow | March 22, 1848 -July 16, 1918.
Charles Dow
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Charles Henry Dow:
“Charles Dow” New World Encyclopedia. February 2, 2017. https://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Charles_Dow
“Humble Beginnings of the Dow Jones: How a Sterling Farmer Became the Toast of Wall Street” Connecticut History. April 17, 2014. https://connecticuthistory.org/humble-beginnings-of-the-dow-jones-how-a-sterling-farmer-became-the-toast-of-wall-street/
Geisst, Charles R. Encyclopedia of American Business History. Infobase Publishing: December, 2005.
Harris, Karen. “Charles Henry Dow: The Man Who Created Modern Economics” History Daily. https://historydaily.org/charles-henry-dow
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Charles' Book: Newport, The City By the Sea
Charles' Book: A History of Steam Navigation Between New York & Providence
Accessibility Description: Photo is grainy (to help make it easier to read the small metal plaque near the bottom that reads: Edward Davis Jones | October 7, 1856 | February 16, 1920. The stone is tall and narrow, with a rounded top that has some small scroll craving on the sides. Clara Alice Jones, Aug 15, 1858- Oct. 27, 1880 is carved into the side of the stone above Edward’s plaque.
Edward D. Jones
Photo taken from the record of the Forrest Jones Papers at the Boulder Colorado Public Library.
Edward Davis Jones:
Brown Alumni Monthly. Vol XX, No. 8. Brown University Press: March 1920.
Conley, Patrick. The Leaders of Rhode Island's Golden Age. Contributions from The Rhode Island Heritage Hall of Fame. The History Press: Charleston, SC, 2019.
"Dow Jones History” Dow Jones and Co. 2006. https://web.archive.org/web/20060807214105/http://www.dowjones.com/TheCompany/History/History.htm
"Edward Davis Jones: Inducted: 2006.” http://riheritagehalloffame.com/Edward-Jones/
“Edward Jones” Forest Jones Collectionhttps://snaccooperative.org/view/61243585#resources
Ponsi, Ed. Technical Analysis and Chart Interpretations: A Comprehensive Guide to Understanding Established Trading Tactics for Ultimate Profit. Wiley Publishing: Hoboken, NJ, 2016.
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FindAGrave - Charles Milford Bergstresser
Providence Morning Star Newspaper
Providence Evening Star Newspaper
Land Acknowledgment:
We’d like to acknowledge that we recorded this podcast on the traditional lands of the Wampanoag, Pokanoket, and Narragansett peoples. Here in the Northeast and all across the country, native peoples are still here and thriving. For more information, please see the links below.
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