Queer theatre in the 19th century was a place of codes, cross-dressing and blackmail
The theatre offered queer Victorian men a space to express their identities, at a time when homosexuality was criminalised.
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In President Donald Trump’s idealized framing, the United States was at its zenith in the 1890s
In President Donald Trump’s idealized framing, the United States was at its zenith in the 1890s. The Republican has said ...
The dark parallels between 1920s America and today’s political climate
The early 1920s in the US offers historical lessons on how current pessimism about the state of the country can manifest in ...
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Newly Discovered Letters Illuminate the Life of a Female Printer Who Published Revolutionary Texts and Pushed the Colonies Toward Independence
As Virginia's first female newspaper publisher, Clementina Rind emphasized women's viewpoints and collaborated with prominent ...