Shin-Kickers From History
Women in the Norwegian Resistance
My one complaint with the Resistance Museum in Oslo was that it did not include the role played by Norwegian women.* This is not surprising: we have only begun to hear stories about women in the resistance in various countries in Europe in the last few years. A dive down the research rabbit hole made…
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From the Archives: The Mother Jones Monument
It’s Labor Day here in the United States. One of the things I do to celebrate is to share a post from the past about major players in the early American labor movement. I think it’s important to remember that the labor movement fought hard for many things we shouldn’t take for granted, like a…
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Road Trip Through History: The Resistance Museum in Oslo
The Resistance Museum in Oslo was not included in our history tour of Norway.* That turned out to be a good thing in my opinion. My Own True Love and I spent the entire morning at the museum on our own the day after the tour ended. We would have been frustrated at being hurried…
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