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Marriage in America: A Brief History

Marriage – the word alone is loaded. Marriage is the butt of jokes, the “old ball and chain,” the end of fun. Marriage can also bring up images of fear, of abuse, of control. And marriage can invoke images of happy couples, of new beginnings, and of really really expensive Read more

By Elizabeth Garner Masarik, 9 years ago August 18, 2025
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King Ahebi Ugbabe: Sex, Gender, and Power in Colonial Nigeria

King Ahebi Ugbabe was unique among the men of Igboland in colonial Nigeria. There weren’t many kings in Igboland at all. But the infrequency of kingship is not what set Ugbabe  apart: more importantly, in a world dominated by councils of old men, where political, social, economic, and spiritual roles were Read more

By Averill Earls, 9 years ago August 18, 2025

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