Category: Women and Gender
History Behind the 1864 Law Restricting Abortion in Arizona
Before the Civil War, very few states had laws restricting abortion in the early stages of a pregnancy. For those states that criminalized abortion, most…
When Harriet Beecher Stowe Exposed a Celebrity’s Incestuous Affair and Nearly Bankrupted Her Publisher
Lord Byron, the famous poet, was taken down by Harriet Beecher Stowe in 1869. Stowe wrote Uncle Tom’s Cabin before the Civil War and helped…
Reconstruction Era Comstock Act Raised in Supreme Court in 2024
The Comstock Act was raised in the Supreme Court in March of 2024. When I was a kid, parents would always warn you that forms…
Sojourner Truth Memorial at Northampton, Mass.
In the Summer I went up into the Hudson Valley to see a statue of Sojourner Truth as a young woman. In the Fall I…
New Exhibit on African American Portraits Before Emancipation at Yale University Art Gallery
Artist Mickalene Thomas has put together an intriguing exhibit a the Yale University Art Gallery of portraits of African Americans in the pre-Emancipation period of…
New Opera in Houston Focuses on the Van Lew/Bowser Spy Ring in Richmond During Civil War
The Houston Grand Opera is opening a brand new work of opera on the spy ring in Richmond during the Civil War led by Elizabeth…
Army Base Named After Civil War Medal of Honor Winner Dr. Mary Walker
Last Friday, the Army renamed Fort A.P. Hill as Fort Walker. Dr. Mary Walker was a Civil War veteran who was the first woman to…
Civil War Nurse Is Honored By Having Savannah Square Named After Her
Susie King Taylor is honored by the City of Savannah by having one of the city’s famous squares named after her. She is the first…
Lavinia C. Thompson-The Personal Story of Slavery and Civil War Webinar May 20, 2023
The new International African American Museum (IAAM) in charleston is offering another virtual program on South Carolina history. Here is the museum’s description of the…
Harriet Tubman Grave Auburn Photo Tour
Harriet Tubman moved to Auburn, New York shortly before the Civil War. While she was away from her home there for much of the Civil…
Recent Comments