Long before hydro power began providing electricity, it was used to perform simple but labor-intensive tasks. Introduction...
History
From its very founding in the early 17th century, Boston never possessed enough clean water for a...
Looking at the ways survivors of past pandemics tried to celebrate the triumph of life amid widespread...
Laws tying school attendance to vaccination go back to the 1800s. Introduction The ongoing battles over COVID-19...
Although the pundits and media tend to dismiss the work of previous generations, we have been here...
Every now and then, we hear various media houses and large corporations cheering and celebrating the fact...
An interview with Professor Jon Keune about his new book, Shared Devotion, Shared Food: Equality and the...
Millets can be the wonder crop providing food, nutrition and livelihood security. Introduction “There is a marked...
Traditional wisdom about processing and preserving food has been handed down for many generations in India. Abstract...
The cuisine of India has been considered one of the world’s most diverse cuisines. Introduction The cuisine of...
Women are presented for the most part using both Jewish and Graeco-Roman concepts of the social construction...
Lange was part of the bright patchwork of new ideas and new people that spelled the spirit...
A survey of 251 women engineers who graduated from college in the 1970s sheds light on the...
Did ancient technological advancements drive social innovation, or vice versa? Introduction Starting around 3,000 years ago, a...
She held a high status as a military general second in command to the king. Who Was...
Many American soldiers returned to Europe when they couldn’t return home and have a drink. The Great...
In 2019 there were an estimated 40 million people worldwide subject to some form of slavery, 25%...
The taking and sale of captives was a fundamental aspect of Viking activity both within and outside...
The figure of Pitt exposed the implicated nature of neoclassical sculpture and transatlantic slavery. Abstract On July...
As in many natural disasters, the branches of the U.S. armed forces took great pride in their...
Plenty of information about the housing market during the Depression has been collected and is easily available....
Two Getty curators chat about some of their favorite Paul R. Williams buildings and the architect’s extraordinary...
The face of gambling as a pastime has changed a lot over the years. What once was...
Reasons given throughout our history for protesting the authority of the federal government and perceiving the State...
An ardent believer in national greatness, the sixth president thought American should dominate the hemisphere. As the...
The outmoded legacies of Calhoun’s arguments about slavery, like the legacy of slavery itself, are still very...
Scent and magic have been entwined in our imaginations for centuries. Introduction Most perfume ads suggest that...
Few other societies have reveled in and revered the deliberate and purposeful killing of men and women...
Our posh word for werewolf, ‘lycanthrope,’ is derived from the ancient Greek lykanthrōpos. 1. Yes, the ancient...
For pagan Northmen, elves, dwarves, and other mystical beings were very real. By Irene Manea Introduction Elves...