The Immigrant Photographers Who Shaped a Nation’s Image
In early twentieth-century Indonesia, Chinese-run studios brought modernity into focus.
Chinese Lion Dance Finds New Life in Newfoundland
A small Chinese Canadian community reshapes a performance tradition across generations, redefining how the art form is practiced and understood.
Race, Fertility, and the Science of Slavery in Antebellum America
Pseudoscience about mixed-race women’s fertility helped justify slavery in nineteenth-century America.
The Hidden Politics of German Carnival
From the Middle Ages to the Third Reich, carnival has served as a stage for protest and power.
Caste and Culture in Kolkata’s Chinese Leather Trade
In eastern Kolkata, a Hakka Chinese community carved out an economic niche in leather production amid stigma surrounding purity and caste hierarchy.
Celebrating Women’s History Month
Celebrate Women’s History Month with JSTOR Daily. We hope you’ll find the stories below a valuable resource for classroom or leisure reading.
The Wedding Ritual Where Brides Wept in Song
In southern China, weddings once began with a ritual that let brides speak the unspeakable.
How Gender Discrimination Works at Work
A study of employment discrimination cases reveals how bias operates through workplace rules.
The Nineteenth-Century Science of Fashion
Victorian-era color theory moved from labs and studios into women’s magazines—and into everyday decisions about dress.
Celebrating Black History Month
JSTOR Daily editors pick their favorite stories for Black History Month.