Other Americans and the American Revolution
Who identified as “American” during the Revolution? To what extent did the American Revolution serve the interests of all inhabitants of the emerging nation?
Women
Women on the Move: Gender and Mobility in American Culture, 1890–1950
What are the relationships between social mobility and spatial mobility in American culture? In what ways do we associate movement—the ability to go anywhere and be anyone—with freedom? How do these relationships change when women are the ones on the move?
Marriage and Family in Shakespeare’s England
How did Renaissance writers define the family? What were the obligations of family members to one another? What threats to the family did writers perceive?
Wives and Wenches, Sinners and Saints: Women in Medieval Europe
What did medieval Christians believe about women’s nature and social roles? How did they express these beliefs in illustrations, poetry, and religious writings?