History Watkins Ale: A Really Dirty Song From the English Renaissance
Nicole Cliffe shares a particularly dirty song from the late 16th century.
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History Ada Yonath: The Birth of a Scientist
The Toast's women's history correspondent discusses the life and work of Nobel-winning scientist Ada Yonath.
Health The First Female Olympians
Victoria Patterson on the history of women's sports in the West and the first female Olympians.
Ghosts The Ghosts of Gettysburg
Laura Jarrett investigates some of the most popular ghost stories in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
History Zinaida Portnova: Young Avenger
Alexis Coe, The Toast's women's history correspondent, on the brief, brave life of Zinaida Portnova.
History Fictional Medieval People I Would Like To See Fall In Love
Medieval legends who I think should have existed and then also fallen in love.
History John Brown’s Biggest Fan
An interview with Norman about his one-man John Brown show.
History Senior Yearbook Quotes For Various Historical Eras
Massive political and cultural movements from various historical eras distilled into lazy catchphrases.
Advice Always Emerging, Never Arriving: The Middle Class
There's nothing more useful to a cocktail party or a graduate school essay than a well-placed reference to the emerging middle class.
History Toast Posts of Note: The Week of September 6th, 2013
Some popular and notable posts from the previous week.
History A Very Unnatural Crime
Alexis Coe, The Toast's history correspondent, shares the curious and tragic case of Alice Mitchell.
History An Issue Of Us Magazine Dated 2097
Jennifer Aniston and Tales From the Before Times.
History Little-Known Facts About The Harlem Renaissance
Everything you never knew about the Harlem Renaissance.
History The Rise and Fall of Vivian Davis, Bank Robber
Alexis Coe, The Toast's history correspondent, on the life and death of Vivian Davis, one of America's lesser-known female bank robbers.
History Words of Summer: (H)air Conditioning
Liora Halperin explores the origins of the phrase "air/hair conditioning."
