Odd Bits
From the History in the Margins Archives: You Can’t Vote Because….
If you’ve been hanging around here on the Margins for a while, you may have read this one before. I think it’s worth repeating. 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…
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How Much of a History Nerd are You?
I recently received this YouTube video in a newsletter from The History List*: [Note: If you’re reading this via email, you will need to go to your browser to see the video. Just click on the title.] I was amused. I was touched. I identified. And I want to know “What is the nerdiest history…
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Circling Back to the Question of History Podcasts
I am not a person who generally sits with my hands idle. When I watch something on the television screen, I do needlework, or color (1) or build spreadsheets about who my audience is, where they hang out on line, what they read, etc (2) Conversely, when I’m doing something that requires my hands to…
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