On the Working Women of the West, from Settlers to Suffragists

On the Working Women of the West, from Settlers to Suffragists

Winifred Gallagher on a Workforce Revolution for the History Books

By Winifred Gallagher | July 28, 2021

“There is an inclination to punish women.” Elizabeth Hardwick on writing while female.

“There is an inclination to punish women.” Elizabeth Hardwick on writing while female.

By Walker Caplan | July 27, 2021

The Overlooked Story of Two Women in the Southampton Slave Rebellion

The Overlooked Story of Two Women in the Southampton Slave Rebellion

Vanessa M. Holden Offers a Different Perspective on the 1831 Uprising

By Vanessa M. Holden | July 27, 2021

Mary Jo Bang Wonders Why It Takes So Long to Meet Beatrice in Dante’s <em>Inferno</em>

Mary Jo Bang Wonders Why It Takes So Long to Meet Beatrice in Dante’s Inferno

Considering the Scarcity of Female Characters in the Cantos

By Mary Jo Bang | July 26, 2021

On Molly Williams, One of America’s First Female Firefighters

On Molly Williams, One of America’s First Female Firefighters

Jaime Lowe Traces the History of “Volunteer” Firefighting as a New Form of Servitude

By Jaime Lowe | July 26, 2021

Tobey Pearl on the Beginnings of America’s Judicial System

Tobey Pearl on the Beginnings of America’s Judicial System

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | July 26, 2021

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Kempt, Couth, Ruth: On the Disappearing Antonyms of “Grumpy” Words

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Native Comedian Adrianne Chalepah Against Pandering to White Audiences

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How Vaudeville Told the Story of America... to Americans

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Geoffrey Hilsabeck on the Dizzying Dream of This Country’s First Entertainment Industry

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No Billionaires Detected: What It Was Like to Walk on the Moon in the Summer of 1971

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Looking Back at Apollo Missions 14 and 15, and the Crater that Eluded Mankind

By Earl Swift | July 21, 2021

Inside the Early Days of the Nuyorican Poets Cafe

Inside the Early Days of the Nuyorican Poets Cafe

Karen Jaime on Documenting the Queer Lives of the Lower East Side

By Karen Jaime | July 21, 2021

How Anthony Comstock, Enemy to Women of the Gilded Age, Attempted to Ban Contraception

How Anthony Comstock, Enemy to Women of the Gilded Age, Attempted to Ban Contraception

Hell Hath No Fury Like a Man with a Vaginal Douche Named After Him

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Surfing as Sacrament: Returning to New York’s Waves on September 12, 2001

Surfing as Sacrament: Returning to New York’s Waves on September 12, 2001

Thad Ziolkowski on Grief and the Swell

By Thad Ziolkowski | July 20, 2021

Adrian Wooldridge on the American Revolt Against Meritocracy

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In Conversation with Andrew Keen on the Keen On Podcast

By Keen On | July 20, 2021

David Lowery on the Strange, Arduous Journey of Adapting <em>The Green Knight</em> for Film

David Lowery on the Strange, Arduous Journey of Adapting The Green Knight for Film

“This may be a poem that resists adaptation.”

By David Lowery | July 19, 2021

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