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<em>The Doctors Blackwell: How Two Pioneering Sisters Brought Medicine to Women and Women to Medicine,</em> by Janice P. Nimura

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  • Book Reviews

As 19th Century Females, Sisters In 'The Doctors Blackwell' Achieve Many Firsts

Historian Janice P. Nimura tells the story of America's first and third certified women doctors and the role these sisters played in building medical institutions.

January 21, 2021
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  • Martha Anne Toll
With the pandemic, many people are turning to at-home workouts and walks in their neighborhoods. That's good, says <em data-stringify-type="italic">Exercised</em> author Daniel Lieberman. "You don't have to do incredible strength training ... to get some benefits of physical activity."

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  • Health

Just Move: Scientist Author Debunks Myths About Exercise And Sleep

Paleoanthropologist Daniel Lieberman says the concept of "getting exercise" is relatively new. His new book, Exercised, examines why we run, lift and walk for a workout when our ancestors didn't.

January 21, 2021
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  • Terry Gross
Poet Amanda Gorman performs "The Hill We Climb" during the inauguration of U.S. President Joe Biden.

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  • Book News & Features

After Inaugural Performance, Poet Amanda Gorman Tops The Amazon Bestseller List

Gorman's debut poetry collection and an illustrated kids' book are first and second on the list — on the strength of pre-orders, since both titles won't be out until September.

January 21, 2021
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  • Petra Mayer
Youth Poet Laureate Amanda Gorman speaks at the inauguration of U.S. President Joe Biden.

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  • Book Reviews

A Different Day: A 2021 Poetry Preview, Part 2

Poetry helps us express feelings that don't fit neatly into sentences; confusion and fear but also hope and joy. Here's the second installment of our look ahead at the most exciting poetry of 2021.

January 21, 2021
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  • Phillip B. Williams,
  • Ken Chen,
  • and 2 more
Carey Mulligan plays Cassie in Emerald Fennell's subversive revenge thriller <em>Promising Young Woman.</em>

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  • Pop Culture

The Agony And Subversion Of The 'Promising Young Woman' Ending

Emerald Fennell's scathing revenge thriller is shocking and deliberately unsatisfying.

January 21, 2021
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  • Aisha Harris
Poet Amanda Gorman speaks at the inauguration of U.S. President Biden on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday.

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  • Arts & Life

'Not Broken But Simply Unfinished': Poet Amanda Gorman Calls For A Better America

The 22-year-old composed a poem, "The Hill We Climb," that acknowledges the recent insurrection attempt, but turns resolutely toward hope. "The new dawn blooms," she writes.

January 20, 2021
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  • Camila Domonoske
At 22, Amanda Gorman will become the youngest poet in recent memory to deliver a poem at a presidential inauguration. She'll be continuing a tradition that includes poets such as Robert Frost and Maya Angelou.

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  • Politics

'History Has Its Eyes On Us.' Poet Amanda Gorman Seeks Right Words For Inauguration

At 22 years old, the Los Angeles native will become the youngest poet in recent memory to deliver a poem at a presidential inauguration.

January 20, 2021
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  • Jason Breslow
<em>Spoor</em> is a pulpy murder story that's also a utopian fable about feminism, social justice and ecology. The film, which was released in 2017, is newly available for streaming on <a href="https://www.brattlefilm.org/">The Brattle.</a>

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  • Movie Reviews

Polish Thriller 'Spoor' Is A Pulpy Murder Story — And A Utopian Fable

Corpses pile up, but there are no human footsteps surrounding the dead bodies — only animal footprints. This strange, darkly funny film mixes feminism, social justice and ecology.

January 20, 2021
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  • John Powers
The inauguration kolam project is "not just a welcoming of a new administration. It's this idea that so many people came together with all of their stories," says Sowmya Somnath, one of the organizers.

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  • National

In D.C., A Traditional South Indian Welcome Awaits Joe Biden And Kamala Harris

With 1,800 pieces submitted by the public, volunteers are putting together a kolam, a traditional South Indian art form used as a sign of welcome.

January 20, 2021
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  • Jeevika Verma
<em>White Freedom: The Racial History of an Idea</em>, by Tyler Stovall

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  • Book Reviews

'White Freedom' Examines The Tandem Development Of The Concepts Of Freedom And Race

Tyler Stovall writes white freedom is "the belief (and practice) that freedom is central to white racial identity, and that only white people can or should be free" — noting nations were built on it.

January 20, 2021
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  • Ilana Masad

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  • Book Reviews

In 'Remote Control,' Drones Fly Over The Yam Fields Of A Near-Future Africa

Nnedi Okorafor's multi-faceted new novella follows a young girl in a near-future version of Ghana who becomes the Adopted Daughter of Death — but she can't quite figure out how that happened.

January 20, 2021
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  • Jason Heller
American and Mexican families play with a seesaw installation at the border near Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, in July 2019. London's Design Museum recognized the project with an award for best design of 2020.

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  • Art & Design

Seesaws Built On U.S. Border Wall Win Prestigious Design Prize

"We are hopeful for change and that we start building more bridges instead of walls," says Ronald Rael, one of the designers of the project.

January 19, 2021
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  • Bill Chappell
Filmmaker Ken Burns says America is "defined as much by our challenges and the dark moments as we are by our successes." You can explore U.S. history <a href="https://www.pbs.org/kenburns/unum">in scenes selected from more than 40 documentaries at Burns' UNUM site.</a> Above, the sun rises behind the U.S. Capitol in Washington.

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  • History

Ken Burns Says U.S. Has 3 Viruses: COVID-19, White Supremacy And Misinformation

Documentarian Ken Burns believed there were three major crises in the nation's past: The Civil War, the Depression and World War II. Now, he says, we are living through the fourth.

January 19, 2021
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  • Rachel Martin
Martin Luther King Jr. addresses the crowd at the March On Washington D.C., on Aug. 28, 1963.

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  • Arts & Life

Poetry Challenge: Honor MLK By Describing How You Dream A World

As we celebrate the birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. on Monday, Morning Edition asks for you to write a poem that starts with the words "I dream a world."

January 19, 2021
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  • Rachel Martin

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  • Book Reviews

The History In 'Angel Of Greenwood' Could Not Be More Timely

Randi Pink's new novel follows a young couple, Angel and Isaiah, whose budding love is set against the backdrop of historical tragedy: the Tulsa race massacre of 1921.

January 19, 2021
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  • Caitlyn Paxson
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