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"Private Spaces in Public Places" is a unique history of how private spaces in public—such as public restrooms and dressing rooms—developed in the United States at the turn of the twentieth century.
Women, Gender, and Sexuality in American History
From the United States' earliest days, African Americans considered education essential for their freedom and progress. Linda M. Perkins’s study ranges across educational and geographical settings to tell the stories of Black women and girls as students, professors, and administrators.
The contributors to Made in Asia/America explore the historical entanglements of video games, Asia, and America, showing how examining games offer new ways of imagining empire, race, and coalition.
Highlights Jewish participation in the civil rights movement
The Emily Winfree Fellowship for African and African American History in Virginia promotes the study of Black history in Virginia and provide access to the VMHC’s vast collections. many of which concentrate on the late eighteenth, nineteenth, and twentieth centuries. Within these records, there is much information about the lives and contributions of African Americans. The Winfree Fellowship carries a stipend of $8,000 for a minimum of six weeks in residence at the VMHC. The deadline for applications is Friday, September 27, 2024. Learn more at VirginiaHistory.org/EmilyWinfreeFellowship.
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