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An Understanding Ear: How Martha Goddard Became An Advocate For Victimized Women

An Understanding Ear: How Martha Goddard Became An Advocate For Victimized Women

Pagan Kennedy on the Activist Awakening of the Woman Who Helped Develop the Rape Kit

By Pagan Kennedy | January 22, 2025

The Unsolved Tale of a British Slave Ship’s Uprising and Shipwreck

The Unsolved Tale of a British Slave Ship’s Uprising and Shipwreck

James H. Sweet on the Mysteries of the “Black Prince” and the Complex History of Anticolonial Mutinies

By James H. Sweet | January 17, 2025

Vampires, pranks and podcasts: here are some ideas to reboot 2025’s public domain books.

Vampires, pranks and podcasts: here are some ideas to reboot 2025’s public domain books.

By James Folta | January 16, 2025

How the Islamic Golden Age Helped Create Modern Mathematics

How the Islamic Golden Age Helped Create Modern Mathematics

Raúl Rojas on the Origins and Etymology of Some of Our Most-Used Mathematical Terms

By Raúl Rojas | January 15, 2025

Beyond <em>Brown</em>: How the Failure of Desegregation in the North Reveals America's Lingering Racial Fault Lines

Beyond Brown: How the Failure of Desegregation in the North Reveals America's Lingering Racial Fault Lines

Michelle Adams on the Ongoing Legal Struggle For Educational and Racial Equality Across the United States

By Michelle Adams | January 15, 2025

Out of Africa: Discovering Our Shared Human Family, From Toumai to Turkana Boy

Out of Africa: Discovering Our Shared Human Family, From Toumai to Turkana Boy

Zeinab Badawi Explores the African Origins of Humanity's Earliest Ancestors

By Zeinab Badawi | January 15, 2025

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My Babies Are Richer Than Yours: On the Lie of the Online Tradwife

By Lauren Carroll Harris | January 10, 2025

How Ericka Huggins and the Black Panther Party Attempted to Liberate Black Women in America

How Ericka Huggins and the Black Panther Party Attempted to Liberate Black Women in America

Mary Frances Phillips on John Huggins, Angela Y. Davis, and the Complex History of an Oft-Misunderstood Political Movement

By Mary Frances Phillips | January 10, 2025

Why Did We Start Drinking Milk? On the Ancient Rise of Dairy Consumption

Why Did We Start Drinking Milk? On the Ancient Rise of Dairy Consumption

Anne Mendelson Explores the Prehistoric Origins of Modern Agriculture and Human-Animal Relations

By Anne Mendelson | January 9, 2025

From Red Dust to Distrust: On the Unhealed Wounds of Nuclear Testing

From Red Dust to Distrust: On the Unhealed Wounds of Nuclear Testing

Emily Yates-Doerr Explores a Family History of Illness, Government Cover-Ups and Institutional Skepticism

By Emily Yates-Doerr | January 9, 2025

What Roman Coins Reveal About the People Who Made Them

What Roman Coins Reveal About the People Who Made Them

Gareth Harney on the Hidden Human Stories Behind Ancient Currency

By Gareth Harney | January 8, 2025

Judith Shakespeare, Grinning Literary Ghost: Lauren Groff on the Nuances of <em>A Room of One’s Own</em>

Judith Shakespeare, Grinning Literary Ghost: Lauren Groff on the Nuances of A Room of One’s Own

From a New Introduction to Virginia Woolf's Classic, Oft-Misunderstood Essay

By Lauren Groff | January 7, 2025

Say hello to your new favorite holiday—Plough Monday!

Say hello to your new favorite holiday—Plough Monday!

By Brittany Allen | January 6, 2025

In an overwhelming vote, the American Historical Association voted to condemn scholasticide in Gaza.

In an overwhelming vote, the American Historical Association voted to condemn scholasticide in Gaza.

By Brittany Allen | January 6, 2025

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