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The Age of Crime! Civil War Veterans and Crime in America

The nation first had to truly grapple with the extraordinary expenses of war was after the American Civil War. As part of our series highlighting our own research fields, today we’re talking about Civil War veterans and disability, trauma, gore, crime, and extraordinary federal expenditures. Listen, download, watch on YouTube, or Read more…

By Sarah Handley-Cousins, 5 years1 year ago
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The United States Children’s Bureau: An Attempt to Curb Infant Mortality

The death of a young child was a very real and emotional experience for many families during the American Progressive Era. However, at the dawn of the twentieth century many Americans came to expect a better outcome in the life expectancy of their children. In the new age of industrial Read more…

By Elizabeth Garner Masarik, 5 years1 year ago
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Queer Politics: The Dublin Castle Scandal of 1884

The 1884 Dublin Castle Scandal took the United Kingdom by storm when two British administrators governing in Ireland were accused of having sex with other men. Like most crimes, sodomy was usually a case of men caught in the act by patrolling policemen, or was otherwise uncovered by normal police Read more…

By Averill Earls, 5 years1 year ago
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Employment Agencies in 18c London… and Boobs

Employment agencies and classified job ads have a much longer history than you might think. Join us for a brief history of early modern employment agencies. Stick around for a preview of how Marissa is using this fascinating history in her dissertation about wet nursing in London and Philadelphia in Read more…

By Marissa Rhodes, 5 years1 year ago
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