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Jennifer Wright on Madame Restell, Anthony Comstock, and Abortion in the 19th Century

Jennifer Wright on Madame Restell, Anthony Comstock, and Abortion in the 19th Century

In Conversation with Maris Kreizman on The Maris Review Podcast

By The Maris Review | March 9, 2023

Elisabeth Griffith on American Women and the Fight for Equality

Elisabeth Griffith on American Women and the Fight for Equality

In Conversation with Roxanne Coady on Just the Right Book

By Just the Right Book | March 9, 2023

A Brief History of All the Women Who Have Won the Nobel Prize

A Brief History of All the Women Who Have Won the Nobel Prize

“They must represent us all; they must, with their words, illuminate the universal via the specific.”

By Jessi Haley | March 8, 2023

The Amazon’s History is Also That of Its Indigenous Residents

The Amazon’s History is Also That of Its Indigenous Residents

Eliane Brum on Whiteness, Bodies in Different Languages, and a More Holistic Approach to Ecology

By Eliane Brum | March 8, 2023

On the Rise and Fall (and Rise?) of German Militarism, From the 17th Century to Today

On the Rise and Fall (and Rise?) of German Militarism, From the 17th Century to Today

Peter H. Wilson Recommends Felix Römer, Michael Howard, and More

By Peter H. Wilson | March 8, 2023

Encounters with a Mad King: Jac Jemc on Finding a Story While Lost in Research

Encounters with a Mad King: Jac Jemc on Finding a Story While Lost in Research

“I needed to know everything so I could carefully carve out the something I wanted the book to be about.”

By Jac Jemc | March 7, 2023

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The Day Explorers Finally Found One of the World’s Great Lost Shipwrecks

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Yes, Sydney, Australia in the 1960s Was the Drag Capital of the World

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Amid Deep-Rooted Homophobia, Titillating and Fantastically Glamorous Shows Were Annual Events

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The Brave Women Who Saved the Collected Texts of Hildegard of Bingen

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Janina Ramirez on the Rescue of a Priceless Manuscript in Post-War Germany

By Janina Ramirez | March 3, 2023

Of War and Capitalism: The Debate About <em>All Quiet on the Western Front</em> Goes All the Way Back to the Book

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Bruce Krajewski on the Criticism of Erich Maria Remarque’s 1929 Novel and Its Oscar-Nominated Adaptation

By Bruce Krajewski | March 2, 2023

On the Evolution of the World’s Oldest Encyclopedia

On the Evolution of the World’s Oldest Encyclopedia

Simon Garfield Considers the Encyclopaedia Britannica, Then and Now

By Simon Garfield | March 1, 2023

A Piece of Whalebone, a Butcher’s Shop, a Tailor: The Makings of A Pioneer Abortionist

A Piece of Whalebone, a Butcher’s Shop, a Tailor: The Makings of A Pioneer Abortionist

Jennifer Wright on Madame Restell’s Curiously Skilled Abortions

By Jennifer Wright | March 1, 2023

Derek Leebaert on FDR’s Four Key Lieutenants and the World They Made

Derek Leebaert on FDR’s Four Key Lieutenants and the World They Made

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