Princess Margaret and the Art of the Hat

Princess Margaret’s relationship with fashion is well documented, but among her most distinctive style signatures was her remarkable collection of hats. While many royals wore hats out of duty or tradition, Margaret turned them into personal statements—small sculptures perched above a personality that refused to be subdued. Her hats mirrored her evolution. In the 1950s, […]
Alexander Graham Bell

Alexander Graham Bell was born on 3 March 1847 in Edinburgh and educated there and in London. His father and grandfather were both authorities on elocution and at the age of 16 Bell himself began researching the mechanics of speech. In 1870, Bell emigrated with his family to Canada, and the following year he moved […]
Before Communist: Yenching University Female Students School Life

Yenching University was a renowned missionary university established in Beijing in the early 20th century by four American and British Christian churches. Under the historical conditions of the time, it played a significant exemplary and guiding role in the modernization of Chinese education. Because it more directly introduced Western modern educational models in many aspects, […]