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How Religious Revivals Gave Women a Voice in Colonial America

How Religious Revivals Gave Women a Voice in Colonial America

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How George Eliot Became a Social Outcast at the Height of Her Fame

How George Eliot Became a Social Outcast at the Height of Her Fame

On Her Final novel, Daniel Deronda

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A Festival of Destruction in One of the Oldest Cities in the World

A Festival of Destruction in One of the Oldest Cities in the World

Michael Cunningham Travels to the Southern Italian City of Matera

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Inside the Republican Party's Last-Ditch Scramble to Save Their House Majority

Anne Nelson Looks Behind the Curtain of the 2018 Midterm Elections

By Anne Nelson | November 7, 2019

The Astro Poets: A Field Guide to Scorpios

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Behold the Zodiac Sign That Thrives Outside the Limelight

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