American History
Elizabeth Dilling: “The Female Führer”
On of my favorite accounts to follow on the site formerly known as Twitter,* On This Day She –which just made its last post– previously made an important point at the head of its feed: “A reminder: we do not ‘celebrate’ all the women we include in @onthisdayshe . Equal history means including those with…
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From the Archives: Beyond Belief
I’ve reached a point in the revision process where I’m going back to books I read early in the research process. Because while some people may write and re-write in an absolute straight line, I do not. I move back and forth, and sometimes I zigzag. I’m definitely in a zigzag phase as I draw…
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American Nazis
In response to a request from a blog reader,* who mentioned that she would like to know more about Americans who supported the Nazis, I’m going to give it a go. In the early years of Nazi Germany, American students and tourists came back with glowing reports on Germany, and raised questions about the…
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