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Erin Wright

ABOUT ERIN WRIGHTMA History w/ concentration in Public History & Museum Studies, BA History & WritingErin is a historian who got her MA at Indiana University Indianapolis in History with an emphasis in Public History and a BA at Grand Valley State University dual majoring in History and Writing. Her history focus is on women’s, medical, and food history. She is the co-founder of History Gals.

Articles by Erin Wright
history piggy banks origins
What Is the History of the Piggy Bank? (Curious Origins)
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middle ages pig go on trial
How Did a Pig End Up on Trial in the Middle Ages?
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significance of the carnegie libraries building
What Is the Significance of the Carnegie Libraries?
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the origin of cowpox
What Is the Origin of Cowpox (& How Did It Cure Smallpox)?
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malleus maleficarum or hammer of witches
What Was ‘The Malleus Maleficarum’, or ‘The Hammer of Witches’?
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panda diplomacy
Pandas and Politics: What Is Panda Diplomacy?
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nils bohlin seatbelt inventor
How Did Nils Bohlin Change the Auto Industry? (Inventor of the Three-Point Seatbelt)
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emu war birds soldiers
When Birds Outsmarted the Army: How Did Australians Lose the Emu War?
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1904 olympic marathon disaster
Why Did the 1904 Olympic Marathon End in Disaster?
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halley comet panic 1910
What Was the Halley Comet Panic of 1910?
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western wedding traditions
Bouquets, Veils and White Dresses: Where Did Western Wedding Traditions Come From?
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Juan Pujol Garcia: Who Was Agent Garbo?
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what caused the dancing plague
What Caused the Dancing Plague?
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