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Polygamy, Native Societies, and Spanish Colonists
Having more than one wife was an established part of life for some Native peoples before Europeans tried to end the practice.
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Livia Gershon
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Sarah M. S. Pearsall
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JSTOR Daily
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April 19, 2021
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The Hellfire Preacher Who Promoted Inoculation
Three hundred years ago, Cotton Mather starred in a debate about treating smallpox that tore Boston apart.
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Livia Gershon
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March 7, 2021
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White Women and the Mahjong Craze
Travelers brought the Chinese game to American shores in the early 1920s. Why was it such a hit?
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Livia Gershon
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February 2, 2021
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How the Civil War Got Its Name
From "insurrection" to "rebellion" to "Civil War," finding a name for the conflict was always political.
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Gaines M. Foster
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Livia Gershon
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JSTOR Daily
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January 15, 2021
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Roald Dahl's Anti-Black Racism
The first edition of the beloved novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory featured "pygmy" characters taken from Africa.
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Livia Gershon
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JSTOR Daily
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December 10, 2020
Grandson of President John Tyler, Who Left Office in 1845, Dies at Age 95
Born 14 years after the nation's founding, the tenth commander-in-chief still has one living grandson.
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Livia Gershon
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Smithsonian
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October 6, 2020
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Where Did the Term "Hispanic" Come From?
"Hispanic" as the name of an ethnicity is contested today. But the category arose from a political need for unity.
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G. Cristina Mora
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Livia Gershon
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September 15, 2020
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What Was Women’s Liberation?
The short-lived radical movement within feminism has gotten a bad reputation for centering white women's experiences. Is that deserved?
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Livia Gershon
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Sara Evans
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JSTOR Daily
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September 11, 2020
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One Parallel for the Coronavirus Crisis? The Great Depression
“The idea that the federal government would be providing emergency relief and emergency work was extraordinary,” one sociologist said. “And people liked it.”
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Livia Gershon
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JSTOR Daily
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May 20, 2020
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How DIY Home Repair Became a Hobby for Men
It was only in the 20th century that toolboxes became staples in the homes of middle-class men.
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Steven M. Gelber
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Livia Gershon
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JSTOR Daily
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April 20, 2020
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The Protestant Astrology of Early American Almanacs
The wildly popular books helped people understand farming and health through the movement of the planets, in a way compatible with Protestantism.
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T. J. Tomlin
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Livia Gershon
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JSTOR Daily
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March 15, 2020
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Wounded Knee and the Myth of the Vanished Indian
The story of the 1890 massacre was often about the end of Native American resistance to US expansion. But that’s not how everyone told it.
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Livia Gershon
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Lisa Tatonetti
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February 17, 2020
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A Brief History of the Calorie
The measure of thermal energy expended by exercise was adapted from the study of explosives and engines.
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Livia Gershon
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Nick Cullather
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February 6, 2020
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Who Was Elsie, Besides the World’s Most Famous Cow?
In the Great Depression, Borden sought a new spokescow to help preserve its traditional agrarian image.
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Livia Gershon
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Anna Thompson Hajdik
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JSTOR Daily
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December 13, 2019
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The End of Men, in 1870
In 1790, U.S. men were about twice as likely as U.S. women to be literate. But by 1870, girls were surpassing boys in public schools.
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Livia Gershon
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David Tyack
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Elizabeth Hansot
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December 2, 2019
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What the Reconstruction Meant for Women
Southern legal codes included parallel language pairing “master and slave” and “husband and wife.”
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Livia Gershon
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Amy Dru Stanley
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November 6, 2019
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Selling Slashers to Teen Girls
The heroines of 1970s and 80s teen horror movies were traditionally feminine, tough, and sexually confident.
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Livia Gershon
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Richard Nowell
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September 25, 2019
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Why Did Christianity Thrive in the U.S.?
Between 1870 and 1960, Christianity declined dramatically across much of Europe. Not in America. One historian explains why.
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Jon Butler
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Livia Gershon
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JSTOR Daily
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August 22, 2019
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Rachel Carson's Critics Called Her a Witch
When Silent Spring was published, the response was overtly gendered. Rachel Carson's critics depicted her as hysterical, mystical, and witchy.
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Livia Gershon
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Maril Hazlett
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JSTOR Daily
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February 21, 2019
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What Does History Smell Like?
Scholars don't typically pay that much attention to smells, but odors have historically been quite significant.
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Mark S. R. Jenner
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Livia Gershon
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JSTOR Daily
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December 28, 2018
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A History of Police Violence in Chicago
At the turn of the century, Chicago police killed 307 people, one in eighteen homicides in the city—three times the body count of local gangsters.
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Jeffrey S. Adler
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Livia Gershon
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JSTOR Daily
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October 3, 2018
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Being a Victorian Librarian Was Oh-So-Dangerous
In the late 19th century, more women were becoming librarians. Experts predicted they would suffer ill health and breakdowns.
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Livia Gershon
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Rosalee McReynolds
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JSTOR Daily
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August 7, 2018
Happy, Healthy Economy
Growth is only worth something if it makes people feel good.
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Livia Gershon
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Longreads
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August 6, 2018
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A History of Noise
Whether we consider the sounds of nature to be pleasant or menacing depends largely on our ideologies.
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Livia Gershon
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JSTOR Daily
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June 1, 2018
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