For cultural and geographical reasons, the city was a great place to find bodies to dissect. But there was also the matter of one well-connected doctor.

Four questions answered.

The spectacle of the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893 was unrivaled in its time. But it hardly represented the "world" of women and African-Americans.

Ninety-eight issues of the influential journal are part of the open access, “Independent Voices” collection from Reveal Digital. Scholars of Black history, take note.

Lifecasting was the renaissance art of making sculptures using molds taken from real-life plants and animals.

A new draft executive order requiring classical architecture in government buildings negates principles established during the Kennedy administration.

Medieval costume was a standard feature of US women’s suffrage parades, often with one participant designated as Joan of Arc.

The plant’s golden color has inspired a long—and potentially deadly—fascination.

Conventional wisdom says that Republicans don't want to give ex-felons voting rights because they'll end up voting for Democrats. But is this true?

Well-researched stories from The Atlantic, Harvard Business Review, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.