[NEWS] Five @jstor_daily links: Maria Mitchell, storytelling, Ruth Snyder, Appalachia, Alex Haley

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• JSTOR Daily describes the life and achievements of Maria Mitchell, who in the 1840s became the first prominent woman astronomer.


• JSTOR Daily describes how storytelling can help people heal.


• JSTOR Daily describes the Ruth Snyder murder case of the 1920s, the inspiration for the 1944 film Double Indemnity.


• JSTOR Daily explores the origins and the nature of the English spoken in Appalachia.


• JSTOR Daily examines how Alex Haley, with Roots, helped kick-start Americans' interest in genealogy.