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childhood

Francesco Hayez [Public domain or Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

Wordsworth and the Invention of Childhood

Prior to the 18th century, children were considered little adults. It was only during the Romantic Era that the concept of childhood emerged.

Oil painting of a wet nurse holding an infant

Politics & History

The Lifesaving, Horrifying History of Wet Nurses

The history of wet nurses

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Politics & History

Attacking Italians in Louisiana

Italian immigrants had no qualms about working and living alongside Black Americans, which made them targets for violence by white vigilantes in Louisiana.

Politics & History

Building the Olympic Games

A close connection between architecture, athletics, and the urban fabric is central to the idea of the modern Olympic Games.

Arts & Culture

History’s Footnotes

The addition of footnotes to texts by historians began long before their supposed inventor, Leopold von Ranke, started using them (poorly, as it turns out).

Politics & History

The Coldest Cream

Cold cream has been around since ancient Greek times. But what’s it actually for?

Science & Technology

How Two Rebel Physicists Changed Quantum Theory

David Bohm and Hugh Everett were once ostracized for challenging the dominant thinking in physics. Now, science accepts their ideas, which are said to enrich our understanding of the universe.

Wordsworth and the Invention of Childhood

The Lifesaving, Horrifying History of Wet Nurses

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