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Eartha Kitt engaged in conversation with Lyndon B. Johnson at the White House

When Eartha Kitt Disrupted the Ladies Who Lunch

The documentary short “Catwoman vs. the White House” reconstructs an unexpected moment of activism during the Vietnam War.

by Scott Calonico, Lauren Elyse Garcia via The New Yorker on February 16, 2022

Black and white photograph of Lucille Clifton.

Lucille Clifton and the Task of Remembering

The poet’s memoir Generations is both a chronicle of her ancestral lineage and lesson in the centrality of Black women to the story of American history.

by Marina Magloire via The Nation on January 12, 2022

Drawing of Asian Americans on an urban river boardwalk.

Return Flights

The memoirs of Korean adoptees, once full of confession and confusion, are now marked by confidence and rage.

by E. Tammy Kim via New York Review of Books on December 23, 2021

Frame from the film with Jimmy Stewart's character George Bailey receiving hugs from his wife and children.

What 'It's a Wonderful Life' Teaches Us About American History

The Christmas classic, released 75 years ago, conveys many messages beyond having faith in one another.

by Christopher Wilson via Smithsonian on December 16, 2021

Man dressed as a clown with face paint, bald on top with big tufts of hair on the sides, and a bulbous nose.

The Strangely Enduring Appeal of Bozo the Clown

How a clown won over several generations of children.

by Jeffrey Allen Smith via Made By History on December 9, 2021

Illustrations from Twelve Years a Slave, by Solomon Northup, 1853, depicting an African American man hugging his family.

A Dark Cloud over Enjoyment

Refusing myths of joy and pain in slave narratives.

by Erin Austin Dwyer via Lapham’s Quarterly on December 7, 2021

Photograph of Afeni Shakur holding a camera.

Afeni Shakur Took on the State and Won

Pregnant and facing decades in prison, the mother of Tupac Shakur fought for her life — and triumphed — in the trial of the Panther 21.

by Tashan Reed via Jacobin on November 18, 2021

Title card for The Class Room, and drawing of a woman holding a child.

How America Got (And Lost) Universal Child Care

The U.S. managed to pay for a child care program during the most expensive war ever. What happened?

by More Perfect Union via YouTube on November 7, 2021

Two characters from “Grey’s Anatomy" sit against a wall.

How TV Lied About Abortion

For decades, dramatized plot lines about unwanted and unexpected pregnancies helped create our real-world abortion discourse.

by Tanya Melendez via Vox on October 14, 2021

Lucille Ball wrapping a baby doll in a diaper on "I Love Lucy" (left) and drawing of tie-waist skirt design (right)

How a Genius Fashion Invention Freed Midcentury Women Like Lucille Ball to Be Pregnant in Public

The inventor thought her pregnant sister looked like “a beach ball in an unmade bed.”

by Michelle Millar Fisher, Amber Winick via Slate on October 12, 2021

Illustration of two women.

Why Norma McCorvey Switched Sides

The perils of turning the plaintiff in Roe v. Wade into a political symbol.

by Marin Cogan via The New Republic on October 11, 2021

Woman holding a poster that says "ABORTION". AP Images

The Roe Baby

After decades of keeping her identity a secret, Jane Roe’s child has chosen to talk about her life.

by Joshua Prager via The Atlantic on September 9, 2021

Jennifer L. Morgan portrayed beside her book

Black Feminist in Public: Jennifer L. Morgan Reckons with Slavery

On the intersectionality of enslaved women and common misunderstandings about slavery.

by Janell Hobson, Jennifer L. Morgan via Ms. Magazine on June 17, 2021

An embroidered sack that says "My great grandmother Rose, mother of Ashley gave her this sack when, she was sold at age 9 in South Carolina, it held a tattered dress 3 handfulls of pecans a braid of Rose's hair. Told her it be filled with my Love always, she never saw her again, Ashley is my grandmother, Ruth Middleton 1921

To Find the History of African American Women, Look to Their Handiwork

Our foremothers wove spiritual beliefs, cultural values, and historical knowledge into their flax, wool, silk, and cotton webs.

by Tiya Miles via The Atlantic on June 8, 2021

Photograph of Mabel Loomis Todd with a child

Bitchy Little Spinster

Emily Dickinson and the woman in her orbit.

by Joanne O'Leary via London Review of Books on June 3, 2021

A black mother holds her newborn

Bringing Midwifery Back to Black Mothers

For care in pregnancy and childbirth, Black parents are turning to a traditional practice.

via Retro Report on May 13, 2021

A group of five wealthy women in Victorian dress.

A Pool of One’s Own

Group biographies and the female friendship vogue.

by Noelle Bodick via The Drift on January 28, 2021

Artwork that says "Bury me fiercely" and features imagery of a face mask and cross

You Are Witness to a Crime

In ACT UP, belonging was not conferred by blood. Care was offered when you joined others on the street with the intent to bring the AIDS crisis to an end.

by Debra Levine via The Baffler on January 5, 2021

Black and white photo of a girl sitting with a baby carriage and dollhouse

The US Government Can Provide Universal Childcare — It’s Done So in the Past

There’s no reason we can’t have universal childcare that’s wildly popular and provides high-quality care — in fact, during World War II, we did.

by Daphna Thier via Jacobin on December 27, 2020

Her Sentimental Properties

White women have trafficked in Black women’s milk.

by Sarah Mesle via Los Angeles Review of Books on December 22, 2020

Woody Guthrie

How Woody Guthrie’s Mother Shaped His Music of the Downtrodden

Gustavus Stadler on Nora Belle Guthrie's battle with Huntington's Disease.

by Gustavus Stadler via Literary Hub on November 16, 2020

The Glorious RBG

I learned, while writing about her, that her precision disguised her warmth.

by Irin Carmon via Intelligencer on September 18, 2020

The Edge of the Map

Monsters have always patrolled the margins of the map. By their very strangeness, they determined the boundaries of the regular world.

by Colin Dickey via The Paris Review on July 23, 2020

An illustration of Barbara Smith.

Until Black Women Are Free, None of Us Will Be Free

Barbara Smith and the Black feminist visionaries of the Combahee River Collective.

by Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor via The New Yorker on July 20, 2020

Makers of Living, Breathing History: The Material Culture of Homemade Facemasks

Masks have a history associated with disease, status, gender norms, and more.

by Erika L. Briesacher via Nursing Clio on June 24, 2020

People standing in line at a detention center, watched by an enforcement officer.

America’s Long History of Imprisoning Children

Through slavery, Indian boarding schools, Japanese internment, mass incarceration, and anti-Communist wars against civilian populations in Latin America.

by Laura Briggs via Literary Hub on June 19, 2020

Graphic of Sojourner Truth testifying in court.

The Electrifying Speeches of Sojourner Truth

Daina Ramey Berry details the life of the outspoken activist Sojourner Truth and her legendary speaking tour.

via TED on April 28, 2020

How Training Bras Constructed American Girlhood

In the twentieth century, advertisements for a new type of garment for preteen girls sought to define the femininity they sold.

by Christine Ro via JSTOR Daily on March 18, 2020

Significant Life Event

How midlife crises—and menopause—came to be defined by the experience of men.

by Susanne Schmidt via Lapham’s Quarterly on March 16, 2020

Demonstrators outside the Supreme Court holding signs for and against abortion rights.

What Antiabortion Advocates Get Wrong About the Women Who Secured the Right to Vote

The most famous suffragists largely weren't anti-abortion and wanted women to have more control over their bodies.

by Reva B. Siegel, Stacie Taranto via Made By History on January 22, 2020

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