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March 23, 2023

Season 13 Episode 12 | 26m 46s

Meet Billie J. Farrell, the first female commander of the USS Constitution. Harriet Beecher Stowe Center’s Ashley Hufnagel talks about the ethics of assigning Queer identities to artists who did not self-identify. Visit Four Phantoms Brewery in Greenfield. Three of the artists behind “Something Extraordinary" at Westfield State University talk about what inspired the exhibit.

Aired: 03/22/23
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