Being Trans in India
Trans women are organizing to fight discrimination and oppression. Trans men face different problems because they’re often not recognized at all.
The Legends of Charles G. Leland’s Aradia
Leland’s interest in magic and folklore led him to northern Italy in search of remnants of “the old religion” of witchcraft.
How White Women Organized Against Lynching
In the 1930s, a coalition southern white women fought against lynching, disproving the idea that extrajudicial killings were intended to protect them.
Wartime Injustice: When “Yes” Means “No”
The mother-daughter relationship in Hisaye Yamamoto’s fiction is a stand-in for the relationship between the American nation-state and the Nisei male citizens.
Robert FitzRoy and the Laws of Storms
When FitzRoy distributed barometers to local fishing communities, he empowered individual sailors to use their own judgment about the weather forecast.
A Game of Words from JSTOR Daily
Test yourself against Cross Reference, our monthly crossword puzzle!
Portrait of a Nazi Bigamist
Otto M was a university researcher who was both an enthusiastic Nazi and a bigamist, openly married to two women.
Fashion’s Flaws
Environmental historian Adam Rome considers the destructive history of fashion and style.