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Eric Beckman started reading Christian Slavery by Katharine Gerbner (Early American studies)
Christian Slavery by Katharine Gerbner (Early American studies)
Could slaves become Christian? If so, did their conversion lead to freedom? If not, then how could perpetual enslavement be …
Eric Beckman wants to read Oil Palm by Jonathan E. Robins
Eric Beckman rated On Savage Shores: 5 stars
Eric Beckman rated The Mourning Bird: 5 stars
The Mourning Bird by Mubanga Kalimamukwento
When eleven-year-old Chimuka and her younger brother Ali find themselves orphaned in the 1990s, it’s clear that their seemingly ordinary …
Eric Beckman wants to read Tropical Turn by Sureshkumar Muthukumaran
Eric Beckman finished reading On Savage Shores by Caroline Dodds Pennock
Ernestine Evans Mills (British, 1871-1959)
The #Octopus (Death of a #Mermaid ), 1929
Polychrome enamel on copper, silver
On display at Delaware Art Museum DAM 1976-40
“The struggle between octopus and mermaid depicted on this plaque reflect the artist's views on the debate of the day over women's right to vote. The octopus, in whose tentacles the woman struggles, symbolizes the authoritarian response to the suffrage campaign. Mills was an ardent supporter of the movement.”
#WomenArtists