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How Alexander Calder Became America's Most Beloved Sculptor
In an exclusive excerpt from his new book, 'Calder: The Conquest of Time,' Jed Perl reveals a hidden side of the artist.
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Jed Perl
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Smithsonian
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October 1, 2017
In 1859, a Murderous Congressman Pioneered the Insanity Defense
After gunning down his wife's lover in broad daylight, Daniel Sickles tried to escape the gallows by claiming he was out of his mind.
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Betsy Golden Kellem
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Narratively
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September 12, 2017
All in the Family Debt
How neoliberals and conservatives came together to undo the welfare state.
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Melinda Cooper
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Boston Review
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May 31, 2017
Good Wives, Nasty Wenches, Jamestown Women
A new British television series, Jamestown, set off a minor public debate about just how rebellious women could be in the past.
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Tom Cutterham
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The Junto
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May 9, 2017
The History Test
How should the courts use history?
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Jill Lepore
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The New Yorker
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March 27, 2017
A Short History of the Tomboy
With roots in race and gender discord, has the “tomboy” label worn out its welcome?
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Elizabeth King
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The Atlantic
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January 5, 2017
The Accidental Patriots
Many Americans could have gone either way during the Revolution.
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Caitlin Fitz
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The Atlantic
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December 1, 2016
Welcome to Disturbia
Why midcentury Americans believed the suburbs were making them sick.
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Amanda Kolson Hurley
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Curbed
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May 25, 2016
How Literature Became Word Perfect
Before the word processor, perfect copy was the domain of the typist—not the literary genius.
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Josephine Livingstone
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The New Republic
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May 2, 2016
Up Against the Centerfold
What it was like to report on feminism for Playboy in 1969
by
Susan Braudy
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Jezebel
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March 18, 2016
Born a Slave, Emma Ray Was The Saint of Seattle’s Slums
Emma Ray was a leader in battles against poverty, and for temperance.
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Lorraine McConaghy
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Crosscut
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February 26, 2016
The Freedmen's Bureau
A primary source set and teaching guide created by educators.
by
Hillary Brady
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Digital Public Library of America
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October 14, 2015
The Rise of ‘Mama’
Like most cultural shifts in language, the rise of white, upper-middle class women who call themselves ‘mama’ seemed to happen slowly, and then all at once.
by
Elissa Strauss
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Longreads
on
May 10, 2015
The War on Poverty: Was It Lost?
Four changes are especially important when we try to measure changes in the poverty rate since 1964.
by
Christopher Jencks
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New York Review of Books
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March 18, 2015
Slave Narratives from the Federal Writers' Project, 1936 to 1938
A collection of more than 2,300 first-person accounts of slavery and 500 photos of former slaves.
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Library of Congress
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January 1, 2015
Slut-Shaming, Eugenics, and Donald Duck
The scandalous history of sex-ed movies.
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Lisa Hix
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Collectors Weekly
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December 12, 2014
How Ruth Bader Ginsburg Has Moved the Supreme Court
Despite her path-braking work as a litigator before the Court, she doesn't believe that large-scale social change should come from the courts.
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Jeffrey Toobin
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The New Yorker
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March 11, 2013
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Love Me Did: A History of Courtship
Cuddle up with your sweetie for stories about three centuries of pre-marital intimacy, from Puritan "bundling" to the back-seat of the parents' Buick.
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BackStory
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February 8, 2013
The Ledger
In researching his family's past, the author learns of his ancestors' efforts to thrive despite the confines of racial oppression.
by
Lawrence Jackson
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n+1
on
June 14, 2012
partner
Fighting for Home
How the idea of “home” motivated Confederate soldiers, and strengthened their resolve to fight.
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BackStory
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March 31, 2011
Friends, Lovers, and Family
The interconnected circles of writers, painters, muses, and more.
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Lapham’s Quarterly
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April 1, 2010
Banging on the Door: The Election of 1872
In the 1872 election, Victoria Woodhull ran for president of the United States – the first woman in American history to do so.
by
Joe Richman
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Samara Freemark
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Radio Diaries
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October 13, 2008
Doug Wilson’s Religious Empire Expanding in the Northwest
While hosting a conference featuring his defense of "Southern Slavery," Douglas Wilson exposes the radicalism of his growing "Christian" empire.
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Southern Poverty Law Center
on
April 20, 2004
Woman's Rights
An editorial to the "National Anti-Slavery Standard," republished in "Letters from New York."
by
Lydia Maria Child
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HathiTrust Digital Library
on
January 31, 1843
Franklina C. Gray: The Grand Tour
In the late 19th Century, tourism to Europe boomed because wealthy Americans could travel more quickly and safely than ever before on railroads and steamships.
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Camron Stanford House
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