The Post-Civil War Opioid Crisis
Many servicemen became addicted to opioids prescribed during the war. Society viewed their dependency as a lack of manliness.
The Asian American History of Silicon Valley Shopping Malls
Shopping centers in East San Jose that originally served working-class immigrants have been transformed by the influx of transnational tech professionals.
The New “Hybrid Work” is “AI + Humans”
The major transformation in the where of modern workplaces is about to collide with a transformation in who is doing that work.
Wheely Good Reviews: How Michelin Forms Foodie Ideology
The French Michelin guide is an authoritative voice in the world of fine dining, but when it arrived on the American food scene, it was met with a chilly reception.
Women Against Women’s Suffrage
The fight for women’s suffrage is often depicted as pitting women against men. But some women made it their life’s mission to campaign against it.
Madness on the Wind
The eerie effects of the Foehn—folklore or fact?
The Partisans of Modena
The legacy of anti-Mussolini resistance in the northern Italian city endures as fascist impulses once again loom.
Remembering H.D.
Hilda Doolittle, aka H.D., had her champions among modern scholars, but she's still often left off modern poetry course syllabi.
The League of Women Voters Takes On the Environment
Having won the right to vote, some suffragists moved on to fight water pollution and protect the environment.
“What to the Slave is The Fourth of July?”: Annotated
On July 5, 1852, Frederick Douglass gave a Fourth of July speech that became his most famous public oration.