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Sharon Lurye

Sharo Lurye is a journalist based in New Orleans. Her work has appeared in US News & World Report, USA Today, the Washington Post, Hechinger Report, and NPR stations in Texas, New York, and Louisiana.

https://slurye.journoportfolio.com/

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Meet the Pioneering Midwives Who Helped Birth the Gulf South

Marie Grissot and Aimée Potens are just two of the women finally being written back into the history of childbirth.

March 16, 2022

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Meet the Pioneering Midwives Who Helped Birth the Gulf South

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NEW —Wild South Africa

Delhi and Rajasthan: Colors of India

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Monster of the Month w/ Colin Dickey: The "Mutes"

Rites of Spring: Nature, Myth, and Legends

Monster of the Month w/ Colin Dickey: Arctic Ghosts

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How to Grow a Dye Garden With Aaron Sanders Head

Life Without Light: Creatures in the Dark With Sarah McAnulty

A Brief History of Scent With Saskia Wilson-Brown

Clowning for Novices: History and Practice With Rose Carver

Designing Immersive Gatherings With Zach Morris of Third Rail Projects

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Jean Trogneux

Hong Kong's Colonial Post Boxes

The Piece of Cheese Cottage

Circus Liquor Clown

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Futaba Cake Building

Lee & Rick’s Oyster Bar

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Sharon Lurye

Meet the Pioneering Midwives Who Helped Birth the Gulf South