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How Advertisers Sold Housework to Housewives

The ad campaigns behind household products emphasized the seriousness of housework.
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The Work Life of Transpeople

How transpeople actively do and undo gender in the workplace.
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The Public Wife: Is Maureen McDonnell to Blame for Her Husband’s Downfall?

Maureen McDonnell was found guilty, along with her husband, Gov. Bob McDonnell. What role do spouses have in political scandals?
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Campus Hookup Culture: Myth vs. Reality

Hookup culture on American college campuses has become a predictable subject for magazine articles and op-eds. It might be time to shift the debate.