History Archival Mix: Cathay Williams and William Cathay
The complicated story of Cathay Williams, who, under the name William Cathay, became the first African-American woman to serve in the military.
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History Choose Your Own Adventure: Most of Human History
Spoiler alert: you're going to die in childbirth.
History Pre-Code Movies Worth Watching
The best of the pre-code films Hollywood ever made.
History History’s Smuggest Brides: Vintage Engagement Photos That Perfectly Embody The Spirit Of “I Got Mine”
Engagement photos that perfectly embody the spirit of "I got mine."
The Best 1930s Stock Characters
The best stock characters of the 1930s will never again be seen in film.
History Descartes Goes To Stockholm To Teach Queen Christina Philosophy At Half-Past Five In The Morning, And The Early Rising Kills Him
A Short Story In Which Descartes Goes To Stockholm To Teach Queen Christina Philosophy At Half-Past Five In The Morning, And The Early Rising Kills Him.
History Herodotus Writes a History of the 20th Century
Summer Block has discovered Herodotus's take on more recent history.
History “Filles du Roi”: Come Visit Scenic New France in the 17th Century
Lindsey Palka, on the hundreds of young women, known as "Filles du Roi," who traveled to New France to marry and make difficult new lives for themselves.
Food Lift Like A Serf, Eat Like A Baron, Flee Like A Cathar: My Historically Accurate Medieval Workout Plan
A workout plan guaranteed to get results.
History AP History in the Less Magic Kingdom: “The Mermaid’s War”
The lesser-known true tale behind "The Little Mermaid," as taught in the Less Magic Kingdom's AP History class.
Feminism Why This Column Is Called “Archival Mix” Now: On Women’s History
Alexis Coe, our history correspondent, talks about the pitfalls of covering "women's history" and embraces a more gender-neutral alternative.
Books Yellin’ About McClellan: Every Line About General George McClellan In Team Of Rivals That Made Me Say “UUUUUGH” Out Loud While Alone In My Car
Oh God, I hate Civil War General George McClellan so much.
Let Us Now Praise Marie Curie
Helen Craig gives us a long, detailed, touching, and funny portrait of the towering genius of Marie Curie.
History Top 20 Bubble Butts Throughout Art History
Johannah King-Slutzky devotes herself to the study of really great bubble butts via the lens of art history.
History The Problem With Having Dinner With Cato the Elder
Cato the Elder only ever wants to talk about one thing.
