Nellie Bly Experiences It All
One of the first female investigative reporters, Nellie Bly shone a light on the plight of American women by facing the world head on.
Ford’s Striking Dagenham Women
The women sewing machinists of the Dagenham plant received a raise after they went on strike against Ford. But was this a victory?
The Impact JSTOR in Prison Has Made on Me
Tim Johnson, serving a life sentence in North Carolina, shares how access to JSTOR creates opportunities that cultivate change in prison and beyond.
Biobanking the Victims of Nuclear War
Nearly 2 million biological samples from people affected by radiation from World War II nuclear bombings are stored in facilities in Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Sex (No!), Drugs (No!), and Rock and Roll (Yes!)
In the 1980s and 1990s, Christian heavy metal bands used head-banging music to share the politics and values of evangelical Christians with America’s youth.
Revolutionary Writing in Carlos Bulosan’s America
Bulosan’s fiction reflects an awareness of the inequality between the Philippines and the US and connects that relationship to his own class experience.
Saturn’s Ocean Moon Enceladus Is Able to Support Life
This research team is working out how to detect extraterrestrial cells in the liquid water ocean hidden beneath Enceladus’s icy crust.
Pas de Deux With Cancel Culture
Traditionally set amidst an exoticized conception of India, La Bayadère’s recent staging argues for stripping away stereotypes in the creative reimagination of old ballets.
The Olive Trees of Palestine
Palestinians’ economic relationship and cultural identification with olive trees has become increasingly relevant for the West Bank.
Animal Magic, Weltschmerz, and Population Drops
Well-researched stories from Scientific American, The Conversation, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.