Did you do anything special for Valentine’s Day? My kids made some construction paper cards and I indulged in a few pieces of chocolate. In honour of the holiday the first of this week’s historical highlights is an array of romance comic book covers.
A new Frida Kahlo exhibit comes to the Brooklyn museum. (Read more here, and also check out these picture books about her life.)
And here’s another interesting exhibit, this one on a forgotten pioneer of photography.
Have you ever heard of a crypto-Catholic prayer book?
If you have time, take a look at Sojourner Truth’s famous “Ain’t I a Woman” speech.