Animals “The Ability To Control Both Horses and Women”
The world was a better place when trade unions were as focused on witchcraft as they were on workers' rights.
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Art Victorian Hair Art and Mourning Traditions
Lindsey Palka on the history of Victorian hair art and jewelry, and the nature of mourning.
History Exploring The Public Domain
Reviewing the past with the Public Domain Review.
History Ten Actual Nice Guys of the Eighteenth Century
Some truly remarkable personal ads from actual Nice Guys of the 18th century.
History The Royal Houses of Europe
A primer on the royal houses of Europe.
History Archival Mix: The Story of Lee Miller, Part One
Alexis Coe
Books The Wife of Bath, Misandrist Prophetess
Georgia White on Chaucer's great and merry Wife of Bath.
Feminism What Became of The Entwives: Political Lesbianism
Political lesbianism took the entwives away.
Animals German Rocket Cats: A Meditation
Zak Smith on the notion of German rocket cats: their historical significance, and their use in today's society.
History My Father’s Tiananmen Square
Shelley Zhang looks back on Tiananmen Square, and not returning to China with her family.
History The Henry VIII Fertility Clinic
Fertility assistance from the Tudor medical system.
History AP History in the Less Magic Kingdom: “Snow White the False”
In which we are taught the real history behind the legend of Snow White.
Books Louisa May Alcott’s BFFs: Eight Cousins and Rose in Bloom
Louisa May Alcott's most enduring characters outside Little Women.
Books The Beetle: Like Dracula, But With Bugs
Margot Blankier on the long-forgotten bug equivalent of Dracula.
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.
