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Where Egos Dare
The secret history of a psychoanalytic cult.
by
Hannah Zeavin
via
Bookforum
on
August 29, 2023
Upper West Side Cult
In 1950, the Sullivinian Institute was created to push the boundaries of psychoanalysis. By 1980, its therapists and patients had become a small paramilitary.
by
James Lasdun
via
London Review of Books
on
July 27, 2023
How One Mother’s Love for Her Gay Son Started a Revolution
In the sixties and seventies, fighting for the rights of queer people was considered radical activism. To Jeanne Manford, it was just part of being a parent.
by
Kathryn Schulz
via
The New Yorker
on
April 10, 2023
A Historian Makes History in Texas
In the 1960s, Annette Gordon-Reed was the first Black child to enroll in a white school in her hometown. Now she reflects on having a new school there named for her.
by
Annette Gordon-Reed
via
The Wall Street Journal
on
February 18, 2023
They Want Your Child!
How right-wing school panics seek to repeal modernity and progress.
by
Rick Perlstein
via
The Forum
on
July 22, 2022
The Life Lessons of Summer Camp
A few weeks in the woods have taught kids to face new situations, make their way among strangers, solve their own problems—and live a more authentic life.
by
Rich Cohen
via
The Wall Street Journal
on
July 8, 2022
The Forgotten History of Father's Day
Find out how one woman asked to recognize the fathers in her town and inspired others.
by
Aurelia C. Scott
via
Old Farmer's Almanac
on
April 28, 2022
How Anita Bryant Helped Spawn Florida's LGBTQ Culture War
Florida’s Parental Rights in Education law, dubbed the “Don’t Say Gay” bill, is part of a long legacy of anti-gay rhetoric and legislation in the state.
by
Jillian Eugenios
via
NBC News
on
April 13, 2022
The “Benevolent Terror” of the Child Welfare System
The system's roots aren't in rescuing children, but in the policing of Black, Indigenous, and poor families.
by
Dorothy E. Roberts
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Nia T. Evans
via
Boston Review
on
March 31, 2022
Why Teachers Are Afraid to Teach History
The attacks on CRT have terrified our educators. But the public school system has always made it hard to teach controversial subjects.
by
Rachel Cohen
via
The New Republic
on
March 28, 2022
Why the School Wars Still Rage
From evolution to anti-racism, parents and progressives have clashed for a century over who gets to tell our origin stories.
by
Jill Lepore
via
The New Yorker
on
March 10, 2022
The Book That Unleashed American Grief
John Gunther’s “Death Be Not Proud” defied a nation’s reluctance to describe personal loss.
by
Deborah Cohen
via
The Atlantic
on
March 8, 2022
The Hidden Mothers of Family Photos
The female image is ubiquitous on social media, yet when it comes to pictures of parents with their children many moms feel disappeared.
by
Lauren Collins
via
The New Yorker
on
February 12, 2022
Sluts and the Founders
Understanding the meaning of the word "slut" in the Founders' vocabulary.
by
Alexis Coe
via
Study Marry Kill
on
January 26, 2022
'I Long Regretted Bitterly, and Still Regret That I Had Not Given It To Him'
Benjamin Franklin's writing about losing his son to smallpox is a must-read for parents weighing COVID-19 vaccines today.
by
Olivia B. Waxman
via
TIME
on
November 2, 2021
partner
The Pandemic has Exacerbated the Transformation of Grandparenthood
While our perceptions of grandparents have remained static, we've asked them to do a lot more.
by
Sarah Stoller
via
Made By History
on
October 18, 2021
partner
What Happened to Peanut Butter and Jelly?
The rise and fall of the iconic sandwich has paralleled changes in Americans' economic conditions.
by
Steve Estes
,
Ashawnta Jackson
via
JSTOR Daily
on
July 8, 2021
partner
Special Education: The 50-Year Fight for the Right to Learn
Today’s special education system was shaped five decades ago, when parents fought for disabled children’s right to learn.
by
Karen M. Sughrue
,
Michael Kranz
,
Heru Muharrar
via
Retro Report
on
June 24, 2021
As American as Family Separation
Though the cruelties of the Trump administration’s “Zero Tolerance” policy were unique, they were part of an American tradition of taking children from parents.
by
Hari Kunzru
via
New York Review of Books
on
June 9, 2021
partner
Anti-Trans Legislation has Never Been About Protecting Children
The roots of “protecting children” in U.S. political rhetoric lie in efforts to defend white supremacy.
by
Nikita Shepard
via
Made By History
on
May 10, 2021
Abolishing the Suburbs
On Kyle Riismandel’s “Neighborhood of Fear: The Suburban Crisis in American Culture, 1975–2001.”
by
David Helps
via
Los Angeles Review of Books
on
April 13, 2021
The Untold Story of Queer Foster Families
In the 1970s, social workers in several states placed queer teenagers with queer foster parents, in discrete acts of quiet radicalism.
by
Michael Waters
via
The New Yorker
on
February 28, 2021
The Long History of Parents Complaining About Their Kids’ Homework
“The child is made to study far, far beyond his physical strength.”
by
Rebecca Onion
via
Slate
on
October 4, 2019
The Parents of Curious George
Margret and Hans A. Rey, the reluctant parents of a cartoon ape-child, always yearned to leave children’s literature behind.
by
Yuliya Komska
via
Los Angeles Review of Books
on
July 29, 2019
For Some, School Integration Was More Tragedy Than Fairy Tale
Almost 60 years later, a mother regrets her decision to send her 6-year-old into a hate-filled environment.
by
Jarvis Deberry
via
nola.com
on
May 29, 2019
partner
America Once Led the Push For Parental Rights. Now It Lags Behind.
It’s time to adopt paid parental leave as a right.
by
Dorothy Sue Cobble
,
Mona L. Siegel
via
Made By History
on
February 8, 2019
What the Popularity of 'Fortnite' Has in Common With the 20th Century Pinball Craze
Long before parents freaked over the ubiquitous video game, they flipped out over another newfangled fad.
by
Clive Thompson
via
Smithsonian
on
November 29, 2018
partner
What We Get Wrong About the Poverty Gap In Education
Poor children don't struggle in school because of their parents. They struggle because of poverty.
by
Mical Raz
via
Made By History
on
July 2, 2018
An Irrevocable Separation
When the government executed Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, the welfare of their two boys was a secondary concern.
by
Robert Meeropol
via
The Marshall Project
on
July 2, 2018
What It Means to Be a 'Good' Father in America Has Changed. Here's How.
"I think the key change for the invention of the modern father is in the 1920s," says historian Robert L. Griswold.
by
Olivia B. Waxman
via
TIME
on
June 15, 2018
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