004: Letters from the Heart, Irish Immigration in the 1800s
004: Letters from the Heart, Irish Immigration in the 1800s
In this episode we build a small part of the story of Irish immigration to the US and Canada through letters to and from... Read more
21 Nov 2016
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45mins
003: New York's Gay Girls and Jolly Boys (1881) and The German Nurse Girl (1906)
003: New York's Gay Girls and Jolly Boys (1881) and The German Nurse Girl (1906)
This episode looks at Coney Island in 1881 and tells the story of a German immigrant girl in 1906 who loves amusements, ... Read more
12 Nov 2016
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40mins
002: The French Dressmaker (1906)
002: The French Dressmaker (1906)
In this episode we hear from twenty-five-year-old Amelia des Moulins, a French dressmaker and immigrant living in New Yo... Read more
25 Oct 2016
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33mins
001: A Polish Sweat Shop Girl and a Farmer's Wife (1906)
001: A Polish Sweat Shop Girl and a Farmer's Wife (1906)
In this episode we hear from sixteen-year-old Sadie Frowne, a Polish immigrant living in New York City and working in a ... Read more
18 Sep 2016
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41mins