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The True Stories of the Women on the Front Lines of America’s Fledgling Intelligence Services

The True Stories of the Women on the Front Lines of America’s Fledgling Intelligence Services

Nathalia Holt on the Early Wise Gals

By Nathalia Holt | September 15, 2022

The Liberating and Sexual Potential of Gender Nonconformity, circa 1611

The Liberating and Sexual Potential of Gender Nonconformity, circa 1611

Kit Heyam on the Exploits and Influence of Moll Cutpurse

By Dr. Kit Heyam | September 15, 2022

The Queen at War: A Young Elizabeth's Role in WWII

The Queen at War: A Young Elizabeth's Role in WWII

From the We Have Ways of Making You Talk Podcast

By We Have Ways of Making You Talk | September 15, 2022

Brains, Breasts, Bowels, and Bladders: A History of the World Through Body Parts

Brains, Breasts, Bowels, and Bladders: A History of the World Through Body Parts

Kathryn and Ross Petras in Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | September 15, 2022

How a Group of Young Writers and Poets Revolutionized 18th-Century Literature

How a Group of Young Writers and Poets Revolutionized 18th-Century Literature

Andrea Wulf on the Origins and Enduring Legacy of German Romanticism

By Andrea Wulf | September 14, 2022

Chinelo Okparanta on William Styron’s <em>Confessions of Nat Turner</em> and Writing Across Racial Identities

Chinelo Okparanta on William Styron’s Confessions of Nat Turner and Writing Across Racial Identities

“I did wonder about the implications of writing, albeit fictionally and satirically, from a white liberal-minded man’s perspective.”

By Chinelo Okparanta | September 14, 2022

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Why World War II Remains So Seductive to Novelists For Writing About Good and Evil

Why World War II Remains So Seductive to Novelists For Writing About Good and Evil

Kristin Beck in Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | September 13, 2022

Luke Mogelson on the Far-Right, the Militia Movement, and the Threat of Trumpism

Luke Mogelson on the Far-Right, the Militia Movement, and the Threat of Trumpism

And Other Lessons From His New Book The Storm is Here

By Luke Mogelson | September 12, 2022

Heroes or Traitors? Writing the Story of the Saint Patrick’s Battalion in the Mexican-American War

Heroes or Traitors? Writing the Story of the Saint Patrick’s Battalion in the Mexican-American War

Reyna Grande on the Little Known Tale of Mexican—and American—History

By Reyna Grande | September 12, 2022

David G. Haskell on the Beginning of Sound on Earth

David G. Haskell on the Beginning of Sound on Earth

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By Emergence Magazine | September 12, 2022

A Profound Sense of Duty: What Josephine Baker Had in Common With Queen Elizabeth II

A Profound Sense of Duty: What Josephine Baker Had in Common With Queen Elizabeth II

Damien Lewis in Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | September 12, 2022

Hemlines and Court Lines: On the Evolution of Women’s Tennis Clothes

Hemlines and Court Lines: On the Evolution of Women’s Tennis Clothes

Kimberly Chrisman-Campbell on Suzanne Lenglen—Tennis Pro and Fashion Icon

By Kimberly Chrisman-Campbell | September 9, 2022

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