I almost didn’t read The Family Roe: An American Story by Joshua Prager. When I saw the premise – a […]
How My Postpartum Guilt Was Healed by a 17th-Century Poet
Both of my children were born too soon. My son was twelve weeks premature, and my daughter arrived ten weeks […]
Diversity in Children’s TV for Better Children’s Mental Health
I have a vivid memory of being in kindergarten and being called Dora, the name of the titular character from […]
The Rainbow Underside of Pristine White Roses: Exploring the Impact of Purity Culture in the Lives of Queer Youth
Since 2018, the Muncie LGBTQ+ History Project has been collecting the stories of queer people who grew up in and […]
Walking with Yarrow: A Plant’s Military History
Last September, while out for a walk in a German village called Miesau, clusters of striking yellow blooms on tall […]
Deep in the Heartbeat of Texas
On September 1, 2021, Texas Senate Bill 8 (SB 8), which bans abortion after a fetal heartbeat is detected, went […]
Babylost: An Interview with Monica Casper
Sociologist Monica Casper, who has written previously on fetal surgery, has published a new book called Babylost: Racism, Survival, and […]
“Not being a man, I wanted to do the next best thing”: Female Gentlemen and the First World War
Vera Brittain worked as a voluntary nurse in France and Malta during the First World War. After the armistice, she […]
Healthy by Design? Reflections on The Topography of Wellness by Sara Jensen Carr
If the COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated a unique ability to muddle our perceptions of time, it has also made us […]
Teaching about the Russian Invasion of Ukraine in US History Classrooms
Teachers are undoubtedly scrambling to address the Russian-Ukrainian war in their classrooms, and many probably feel underprepared to talk about […]
