Adultery and Secret Lives Way Before Ashley Madison
Long before Ashley Madison, married people found ways to cheat.
Unlocking Your Ancestor’s Political Leanings
Ethnicity and job occupation are but a few factors in tracing the political leanings of your ancestors.
What Mid-20th Century Gynecologists Were Taught About Female Sexuality
Gynecologists of the past would be shocked by today's insights on female sexuality.
Dr. Ossian Sweet’s Black Life Mattered
It has been 90 years since Ossian Sweet tried to move into his new home; since police stood by and did nothing as a mob threw rocks.
World War I Vets as the Vanguard of the ‘New Negro’
World War I saw several hundred thousand African-American soldiers discharged from a virulently segregated U.S. military into a virulently segregated society
Class, Feminism and the Bryn Mawr Summer School for Women Workers
A paper for Pennsylvania History looked at the way elite & working-class feminists worked together to create the Bryn Mawr Summer School for Women Workers.
Population Studies for the Genealogist
Estimating the accuracy and depth of the records is just one insight genealogist's gain from population studies.
Historical Hives and the Buzz About Bees
A historical look at bee hives in philosophy, literature, politics, and beyond.