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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

December 12, 2017May 27, 2026 Victoria Martínez

“Princess Qajar” and the Problem with Junk History Memes

December 1, 2017September 2, 2018 Victoria Martínez

Pictured // Death Medal

November 27, 2017May 27, 2026 Victoria Martínez

Gilded Age New York’s “King of Diamonds”

November 13, 2017May 27, 2026 Victoria Martínez

The Scandinavian Salvation of Mary Wollstonecraft

October 24, 2017May 27, 2026 Victoria Martínez

Countess Emilia Plater and the Perpetual Anomaly of the Woman Warrior

October 19, 2017August 2, 2018 Victoria Martínez

Pictured // Woman of the Year

October 9, 2017May 27, 2026 Victoria Martínez

A Beacon in Historical Darkness: The Medal Worn on the Grave

September 27, 2017May 27, 2026 Victoria Martínez

Beyond Inspiring: History’s Female PhD Pioneers

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