Sascha Cohen

Sascha Cohen

Sascha Cohen is a writer and historian of gender and sexuality. Her work has appeared in The Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, The Los Angeles Review of Books, Time, Playboy, The New York Daily News, Vulture, The Daily Beast, and Smithsonian. Her doctoral dissertation examines the women’s and gay liberation movements in the 1970s-1980s.

Diane Keaton in Looking for Mr. Goodbar, 1977

Politics & History

“No Unescorted Ladies Will Be Served”

For decades, bars excluded single women, claiming the crowds were too “rough” and “boisterous” and citing vague fears of “fallen girls.”

Editors' Picks

Doing Math with Intellectual Humility

Math class is an opportunity to teach students both how to use conjecture to arrive at knowledge and how to learn from the logic of peers.

Willie Mae Thornton Deserves Your Full Attention

In a meditative new biography, DJ and scholar Lynnée Denise examines the mysteries and trials in the life of the legendary performer.

Politics & History

The Fourteenth Amendment: Annotated

Adopted in 1868, the Fourteenth Amendment to the US Constitution addresses citizenship rights, due process, and equal protection under the law.

Education & Society

Class Production

A collection of high school yearbooks from Cleveland captures the rise, fall, and uncertain future of the American middle class.

Education & Society

Intellectual Humility: Foundations and Key Concepts

Research about intellectual humility has exploded in the past decade. Psychologist Elizabeth Krumrei-Mancuso offers an annotated bibliography of key texts.