The boatlift that helped civilians in Manhattan during the 9/11 attacks is the largest and fastest maritime evacuation, but it's not as recognized as the Dunkirk mission of WWII.
Published August 17, 2017
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All at once the air turned “a very weird color, like a greenish grey,” recalls Staten Island Ferry Captain James Parese.
At that moment he was sprinting across the upper deck of the Samuel I. Newhouse, preparing to pull the ferryboat away from the slip at the southern tip of Manhattan, when ...
Published September 13, 2011
From firefighters to engineers to construction workers, women in nontraditional occupations have been toiling to rescue individuals and restore office structures nearby.
Published October 20, 2001
As one of the nation’s largest and most successful nineteenth-century ironworks, the West Point Foundry made landmark contributions to United States history—not only because of what it made and how it made it, but also because the company’s novel structure proved to be a bellwether of the US progression toward a modern industrial economy.
Published December 1, 2010
Sometimes checking off just one box, "male" or "female," doesn't tell the whole story.
From the minute we're born, we get labeled pink or blue, girl or boy. That label is supposed to indicate who we'll be and who we'll grow up to love. But despite the fact that our world is divided into ...
Published October 1, 2007
How to get the space you need? And where does "us" end and "I" begin?
Published February 1, 2007
Annette Van Horn had known for some time that there were problems with her marriage, but she didn't get the courage to do anything about it until she learned to fly a plane. After only a day of instruction, she sat in the pilot's seat.
Published November 1, 2016
What happens when the people you're learning from are abusing their power?
Police in Wilmington, Delaware, won't say exactly what happened between 34-year-old science teacher Rachel Holt and her sixth-grade student, but the case file paints a grim picture. In one document, Holt confesses ...
Published September 1, 2006
Love is in the air this month - and there's a good chance your preteen has noticed.
By fourth or fifth grade, many kids, especially girls, experience their first crush. Playing at romance is a normal part of social development, and it's one way to practice being grown up.
Crushes also ...
Published February 1, 2003
Susanna Kaysen on how a medical condition redefined her sexuality.
There are lots of things that might worry you on the day the book about your sore pussy comes out in stores. Susanna Kaysen is worried about dating. "First I was famous for being a crazy girl, and now I can be famous for ...
Published October 1, 2021
An excerpt from the original essay published in the collection, "Steady as She Goes: Women's Adventures at Sea" (Seal Press, 2003). Edited by Barbara Sjoholm.
Published September 25, 2003
From quadruple expansion engines, to Wartsila's EnviroEngines and GE's gas turbines, technology in the engine room has come a long way.
Published March 1, 2002