France’s notorious disregard for washing gradually changed as military authorities and public schools promoted a modern regime of cleanliness.

Long before India decriminalized homosexuality—in September 2018—the short story "Lihaaf" sparked outrage and a lawsuit for its depiction of same-sex, intergenerational intimacy.

A 1970s radio format geared towards the "feminine psyche" featured musical rearrangements with softer and gentler styles of the day's hits.

Raised as a servant girl, Lai Ngan grew up to become a cigar maker, own a boarding house, and run grocery stores in the American Southwest.

Seventeenth-century teenagers faced criminalization for refusing to take on jobs as live-in farm workers, but many pursued their interests despite the threat.

The California activists played the role of a health agency to ensure women received safe and competent health care in Mexican clinics.

According to legend, Sforza lifted her skirts to show her adversaries that she had the body parts to make more children. But why?

The discourse around police raids of so-called molly houses reflected the fear that London was a new Sodom where anonymity allowed people to be shameless.

By remaining vague about his own biography, Norgay called into question the idea of nationhood and made a deafening point about actions speaking louder than words.

The printed word helped spread the inhaling habit across the continent.