I am a historian of women, sexuality, medicine, and childhood. As I write my dissertation on the history of sex […]
Queen Bee
Samantha Bee has been America’s leading late-night feminist comic for over a decade. As the longest serving correspondent in the […]
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend: Feminism, Mental Health, and Musicals Meet on the Boob Tube
Yet another school year has come to a close. Perhaps you’ve just finished your comprehensive exams or defended a dissertation […]
The Gendered Politics of Sweat
[gblockquote source=”Zora Neale Hurston, “Sweat” (1926)”]“Sweat, sweat, sweat! Work and sweat, cry and sweat, pray and sweat!”[/gblockquote] The topic of […]
Why I’m a Hillary Supporter
Editor’s Note: The author’s opinions are her own; Nursing Clio does not officially endorse any candidate. In February, the New York […]
Take Back the Knit: A Feminist History of Knitting in the US
On a recent plane ride, I pulled out my knitting needles to finish the scarf I was making. Normally I […]
Clio Talks: An Interview with Historian Jessica Martucci
This week I had the pleasure of interviewing historian Jessica Martucci at length about her new book, Back to the […]
Go Breast or Go Home: Natural Motherhood and Breastfeeding’s Return
As I stumble over piles of unpacked boxes in the dimly lit interior of our new home in Philadelphia, I […]
Clio Flicks: A Vote for Suffragette
Full disclosure: I have been waiting for a decent film about the women’s suffrage movement for years. As a historian […]
No Safe Spaces: Missouri, ISIS, and What We Can Do About It
Before the terrorist attacks in Paris and Beirut a few weeks ago, I had begun writing an essay about race, […]
