Sandra Gilbert, feminist scholar of ‘Madwoman in the Attic,’ dies at 87
Dr. Gilbert and colleague Susan Gubar shook up literary studies by seeing feminist defiance woven into works by female ...
Sandra M. Gilbert, Co-Author of ‘The Madwoman in the Attic,’ Dies at 87
A poet, scholar and literary critic, she turned a feminist lens on 19th-century writers like Jane Austen and Charlotte Brontë ...
These women first made mushrooms a trend—back in the 1800s
From Lion’s Mane supplements to mushroom 'leather' shoes, mushrooms are having a moment right now. But the trend isn't ...
Women In The Middle Ages Came Up With Clever Ways Of Faking Their Virginity, And Some Of Them Are Absolutely Mind-Boggling
Back in the Middle Ages (a.k.a. the Medieval era, approximately 476-1450 A.D.), virginity was an extremely desirable trait in ...
Scientific American3d
Hypochondria Is a Real and Dangerous Illness, New Research Shows
Hypochondria can, in extreme cases, leave people unable to hold down a job or make it impossible for them to leave the house, ...
William & Mary4d
In ‘Ballads of Broncos,’ Jacob Brown ’26 examines, reimagines gender and sexuality in Western verse
As an English major, he is frustrated by the fact that, “when we talk about late nineteenth-century/early twentieth-century literature, we have a tendency ... back toward the Northeast to examine ...
Christianity Today2d
The Quiet Faith Behind Little House on the Prairie
The Religious Life of Laura Ingalls Wilder, historian John Fry invites readers into a detailed exploration of the celebrated ...
The Pantagraph1d
On Stage: Illinois Wesleyan’s 'Edwin Drood' is a cheeky Victorian delight
Did you know, though, that one of the greatest novelists of the 19th century actually has something in common ... Truth be ...
The Forward3d
Was a ravishing, fictional heroine inspired by a real-life Jewish philanthropist?
Historians have long debated whether Sir Walter Scott's Rebecca of Ivanhoe was inspired by Rebecca Gratz, who founded Gratz ...
Attorneys want the US Supreme Court to say Mississippi’s felony voting ban is cruel and unusual
The U.S. Supreme Court should overturn Mississippi's Jim Crow-era practice of removing voting rights from people convicted of ...
PsyPost on MSN4d
After exposure to anesthetics, females regain consciousness and cognition faster than males
Recent research found that female brains are more resistant to anesthetics, regaining consciousness and cognition faster than ...
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Final column of book suggestions
This is the final list of books I am recommending to readers for their holiday gift-giving or personal reading list. Each of ...