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March 25, 2019May 27, 2026 Victoria Martínez

The Mother of the Green Book Ignored by History

December 21, 2018May 27, 2026 Victoria Martínez

Christmas, Written by Women

November 7, 2018May 27, 2026 Victoria Martínez

Faces of Diversity in American First-Wave Feminism

October 15, 2018May 27, 2026 Victoria Martínez

When the Cult of Celebrity Devours Meaningful History

September 27, 2018May 27, 2026 Victoria Martínez

LaGuardia’s Sister, Eichmann’s Prisoner, Ravensbrück’s “Mother”

August 17, 2018May 27, 2026 Victoria Martínez

H.G. Wells’ Feminism and the Women Who Deconstructed It

May 21, 2018May 27, 2026 Victoria Martínez

The Unusual Union That Led to the World’s First Feminist Government

April 16, 2018May 27, 2026 Victoria Martínez

Forget About Jack, You Don’t Know Matilda (but you should)

January 18, 2018September 27, 2018 Victoria Martínez

Excerpted // Rescue or Death?

January 8, 2018May 27, 2026 Victoria Martínez

The Surprising 17th Century Origins of Radical Feminism

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