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

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Nathalia Holt on the Early Wise Gals

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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

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

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

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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

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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

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On Muriel Spark’s Complicated Balancing of Writing and Motherhood

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Begoña Gómez Urzaiz Considers the Competing Demands of Career and Childcare

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Daryl Joji Maeda on How the Historical and Political Forces of the Late 20th Century Made a Cinematic Icon

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How an Unlucky Texas Fisherman Stumbled Upon an Environmental Catastrophe

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Kirk Wallace Johnson on the Dark Side of America’s Gulf Coast

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