Posts by Pamela
From the Archives: You Can’t Vote Because…..
From sixth century Athens on, who has the vote and why has been a touchy and evolving subject in democracies. People who already have the vote have hesitated to extend it to others for two basic reasons. Those with the vote don’t think those without the vote have the capacity to make good choices. Those…
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Constance Fenimore Woolson: An Interview with Anne Boyd Rioux
Anne Boyd Rioux and I both hang out in a number of places on line where women talk about writing, history, and writing about history. She is a smart, savvy and generous scholar who writes about forgotten women of the past. You will not be surprised to hear that when her newest book, Constance Fenimore…
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Dorothea Dix Volunteers
“Dragon” Dix was a shadowy and controversial figure in the opening scenes of the PBS series, Mercy Street. The historical Miss Dix was just as controversial. For those of you who don’t have the details of the American Civil War at your fingertips: the war began at 4:30 a.m. on April 12, 1861, when troops…
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