A Forgotten Feminist Novel About the Creative Power of Rage
Remembering history helps us to parse the present, and it follows that women struggling to process these "decades of pent-up anger" can find apt reading material in the feminist fiction of the 1970s.
Before the Civil War, Women Were Welcomed into the Sciences
Women in the STEM fields are reclaiming the memory of a richer scientific past than some might think.
Ruth Mazo Karras
Ask a Professor offers an insider’s view of life in academia. Up this month: Ruth Mazo Karmas, Professor of History at the University of Minnesota.
Happy Mother’s Day: Kids’ Screen Time is a Feminist Issue
Portable electronics like smartphones and tablets are indispensable tools for mothers and caregivers. Why do we shame them for allowing kids screen time?
Politics on the Prairie: Laura Ingalls Wilder and Rose Wilder Lane
A new collection of letters sheds light on the fraught relationship between Laura Ingalls Wilder and her daughter.
Menstrual Literacy
In a recent op-ed in the New York Times, Pagan Kennedy explored the history of menstrual products. JSTOR scholarship offers further insights.
This Side of Paradise: How Christian and Goth Men View Their Sexualities
Christian and Goth men both transgress typical notions of masculine sexuality, but how they go about it differ greatly.
Christmas, Inc.: A Brief History of the Holiday Card
Americans still purchase approximately 1.6 billion holiday cards a year. What about this old-fashioned tradition appeals to so many?
Not Quite Right: The Father Daughter Dynamic in the Cosby Show
The father daughter dynamic in Cosby's show reveals how enmeshed we are in rape and misogynistic culture.
Money and Power at Strip Clubs
A new viewpoint on who holds the money and power in strip clubs.