Stuff You Missed in History Class

In addition to being a poet, Audre was a teacher, speaker, wife and mother, and become an influential presence in the feminist movement. She also [Read more]

Audre Lorde called herself a “black feminist lesbian mother poet warrior,” but for a lot of people, she’s best known for the “poet” part. She [Read more]

From timid girl to trailblazer, Sophie Blanchard became famous in the early 1800s as the first woman to become a career balloonist. Learn more about [Read more]

From 1916 to about 1927, a strange epidemic spread around the world. It caused unusual symptoms, from drastic behavior changes to a deep, prolonged sleep [Read more]

The second installment in the story of the Haunted Mansion going from concept to fully-realized theme park attraction covers the reboot the team went through [Read more]

One of the most iconic Disney park attractions — the Haunted Mansion — had a development process that was anything but smooth. Budget and scheduling [Read more]

After her unconventional upbringing, Elsa’s career as a performer began to take off in the late 1920s, around the same time she met her husband. [Read more]

You may not know her name, but her image is famous. As the love interest for Dr. Frankenstein’s monster in “The Bride of Frankenstein,” Elsa [Read more]

Alan L. Hart was a doctor, writer, and prominent figure in the fields of radiology and tuberculosis control. He was also one of the first [Read more]

Sweeney Todd is a well-known fictional character, a murderous barber who colludes with a cook to bake his victims into pies. There are many instances [Read more]