The “construction” of mental illness in the Middle Ages in the context of the visibility and perceptibility....
History
The cause of psychiatric patients’ problems was thought to be a stone embedded in the brain. By...
The first major wave of newly emerging infections occurred with the start of the Neolithic revolution. Introduction The...
Examining a “pandemic age shift” that occurred with each of the three pandemics of the 20th century....
Vaccine research quickly picked up to try to prevent a possible flu pandemic in 1976. By Dr....
Childhood was brief and many children worked for extra family income. By Laura Kate C. McCormackClassicist and...
Examining medieval attitudes toward children in the social anomaly of the saintly child. Introduction Even the most...
The medical literature of classical antiquity often refers to pharmacological means of abortion. Curated/Reviewed by Matthew A....
Abortion practices date back to 1550 BCE. Curated/Reviewed by Matthew A. McIntoshPublic HistorianBrewminate Introduction Abortion-rights movements, also...
Strauss and Howe later suggested that there are no exact generational boundaries. Introduction The Strauss–Howe generational theory, devised...
Since Americans were represented in Parliament, Parliament had no constitutional authority to tax them. By Harrison W....
The Northwest Ordinance had a profound effect on the development of early U.S. history. Introduction The Northwest...
This election was very different from modern-day presidential elections in the United States. Introduction The US Presidential Election...
Why were so many medieval books laden with self-deprecation? Blame genre conventions. By Katherine ChurchillPhD Candidate in...
Renaissance philosopher Niccolò Machiavelli dissected the threats authoritarian figures pose to representative government. Introduction A United States...
He forged an intimate bond with audiences while creating a template for situational comedy. Of all the...
The development of these works progressed through a number of eras. Introduction Ancient Mesopotamian art and architectural...
Various aspects of domestic dwellings of the New France era. Introduction When settlers arrived in New France,...
Architecture does not have a history of welcoming women and still struggles with integration. In May 2011,...
The story of the Washington family in Virginia begins with a shipwreck. Introduction The youth of George...
There is a centuries-long tradition of white Americans abusing classics to justify enslavement. By Dani BostickEducator, Writer,...
In 1933, the New York publisher Seward Collins started a magazine to serve as a mouthpiece. By...
Many museums are wrestling with returning looted or unethically obtained ancient objects. By Dr. Pinar DurgunDepartment Head...
The pseudo-historical attempt to attach conservatism to the civil rights movement is just silly. By Jonathan ChaitPolitical...
He was the first to use physical chemistry to calculate effects of atmospheric carbon dioxide. Introduction Svante...
Work on glaciers alerted Tyndall to the research of de Saussure into the heating effect of sunlight....
Revelle “remained deeply concerned about global warming until his death in July 1991.” Introduction Roger Randall Dougan...
What might our first words have been? By Dan FalkScience Journalist According to Guinness World Records, the world’s...
Physical borders are often used in establishing the difference between ‘us’ and ‘them’. By Dr. Benjamin ConradTeaching...
Victorians found ways to communicate without writing a single word. By Joanna EspinCuratorThe Postal Museum Language of...