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1951 advertisement of Aunt Jemima pancake mix with the text, "Wake up to American's Best Loved Pancakes." The advertisement also shows the Aunt Jemima character wearing a shawl and kerchief and a large stack of pancakes.
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Aunt Jemima: American Racism on Your Grocery Shelf

Last summer on June 17, 2020, the Quaker Oats Company announced its decision to rename its Aunt Jemima pancake brand after 131 years. Public opinion since the announcement has been mixed. One camp believes that the change is long overdue. While another group believes there’s nothing wrong with the brand’s Read more…

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Krafft-Ebing, Ellis, and The Well of Loneliness: A Foray Into Sexology

Special guest post from Averill’s Sex in Modern History class Honors student Written and researched by Trey Catalano Transcript In the late 19th century, scientists were beginning to explore a groundbreaking field of science dubbed “Sexology.” This new area of study combined psychology, biology, and other natural sciences as a Read more…

By Contributor, 2 years1 year ago
The blue plaque has a rainbow border and is inscribed: "Anne Lister 1791-1840 of Shibden Hall, Halifax. Lesbian and Diarist; took sacrament here to seal her union with Ann Walker Easter 1834"
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Modernity & Love in the Story of Anne Lister

Special guest post from Averill’s Sex in Modern History class Honors student Written and researched by Kali Beutler In 19th century England and France, many same-sex desiring people had to hide their relationships and sexual interests. Middle class and upper class white women were, or “should have been,” primarily focused Read more…

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