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Her Mother Infamously Murdered Her Father. Now, She’s Telling Her Own Story

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A historical, black-and-white photo of women in jeans and sweaters posing in front of Old Wives' Tales bookstore.

In the 1970s, Bay Area Lesbians Created Their Own Economy

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There’s Room for Everyone in ‘Now I Surrender,’ an Epic American Western

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An early 20th century portrait of a Chinese woman wearing a long formal coat and a black hat.

Chinatown Street to Be Named for Rescuer of Trafficked Girls

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A black and white image of a 1940s-era store, with white car parked outside. A large sign reading 'I am an American' hangs on the store front.

A New Exhibit Highlights the Dilemmas of Japanese American Soldiers in WWII

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A Novel Tracks the Fallout of Free Love, and the Girls Who ‘Went Away’

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Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr., Civil Rights Icon Who Fought for Tech Diversity, Dies at 84

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What We Will Lose When California College of the Arts Closes

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On the left, a black and white mugshot of a white man with black hair neatly combed back. On the right, a black and white aerial photograph of Alcatraz prison while still active in 1944.

How a Little-Known Escape From Alcatraz Almost Closed the Prison in 1939

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