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Mainstream portrayals of ultra-Orthodox religious women often frame their faith as oppressive: they
It's 1990 in London and Tom Hargreaves has it all: a burgeoning career as a reporter, fierce ambitio
Why do "second wave" and "trans feminism" rarely get considered together? Challenging the idea that
A close look at the lives of working musicians who aren't the center of their stage.Secret (and not-
Anne Gray Fischer speaks about her path to and through research, including how sex workers informed
Who were the German scientists who worked on atomic bombs during World War II for Hitler's regime? H
What is the “dragonbear”? It is a metophor of an emerging strategic alliance between Russia and Chin
Historically, the insurance industry in America has been fragmented. As a result, there have been de
A common misconception has shaped the history of the West: Christianity is seen as the religion of l
In his compelling evaluation of Cold War popular culture, Pulp Vietnam: War and Gender in Cold War M
Across the vast expanse of the Roman Empire, anxieties about childbirth tied individuals to one anot
With My Gothic Dissertation, University of Iowa PhD Anna M. Williams has transformed the dreary diss
Vice President Kamala Harris is poised to become the Democratic Party’s nominee for president. The p
Between 1919 and 1961, pioneering Chinese American actress Anna May Wong established an enduring leg
Returning to the New Books Network is Doug Greene, here to discuss his book The New Reformism and th
Earlier histories of the Cold War haven’t exactly been charitable toward the peace activists and pac
For people in medieval England, the parish church was an integral part of their community. In Going
Beginning in late 1940, over three thousand Jewish girls and young women were forced from their fami
Cairo's synagogues shed new light on the transformation Egyptian society and its Jewish community un
This enlightening book reframes the history of hip-hop—and this time, women are given credit for all
