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How 19th-century literature spread the archetype of the 'evil abortionist'

After the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, one aspect of the abortion debate stayed the same: lurid sensationalism. GOP firebrand Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene extolled the court for outlawing ...
San Diego Union-Tribune

19th century American stories and literature come to life at annual TwainFest

The theater bug first nibbled at Rachael VanWormer when she played Mary in her daycare center’s Nativity scene, holding a very heavy, plaster baby Jesus. When she was in fourth grade and had to ...
Technician

How queer theory intertwines with 19th-century classical literature

Culture Editor Kelsey Bohn discusses the intersection between discussions of ambiguity surrounding LGBTQ+ identity in modern media and 19th-century classical literature.
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Forgotten Bestsellers: Women Who Dominated 19th-Century Bookshelves — Then Disappeared

Before Hemingway swaggered through Paris or Fitzgerald gilded the Jazz Age, women ruled American letters. In the mid-19th ...
San Diego Union-Tribune

Registration open for TwainFest, a 19th century literature festival

Write Out Loud’s 12 th annual TwainFest will be held later this month, with limited capacity. TwainFest is an all-day, free festival celebrating Mark Twain plus the literature and culture of 19 th ...
Robb Report

A Rare Collection of 18th- and 19th-Century American Literature Could Fetch up to $5 Million at Auction

It’s a great time to be a lover (and collector) of important American literature. Christie’s will auction off a stunning collection of rare printed books and manuscripts belonging to Bruce M. Lisman ...
The Press of Atlantic City

Rapscallions continue long affair with 18th-, 19th-century literature

When someone says, "Adult book club," is the first thing that comes to mind a group of grown men sitting around a table, deciding between Dickens and Melville? If it's not, you probably have never ...

A legal loophole allowed New Jersey women to vote a century before suffrage

In 1797 the “petticoat band” showed up to vote for the New Jersey state legislature, but only on a technicality. Their impact ...
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Belarusian Officials Designate Two Poems By 19th-Century Author As Extremist

Belarusian authorities have designated two 19th-century poems by a writer who is considered a father of Belarusian literature as extremist. The August 17 decision by the Prosecutor-General’s office ...
Yale Environment 360

Protecting the ballot from corruption in 19th-century Europe

Electoral corruption was rampant in the young democracies of 19th-century Europe. To obtain a competitive advantage, politicians would often buy votes and enlist mayors or policemen to mobilize or ...