- 1. "Spermatorrhea" Was Once the Male Equivalent of “Hysteria” – And Its Cure Was Absolutely Shockin
- (Sex)
- ... in the 18th century (though the concept came to be back in ancient Greece), one could be diagnosed with hysteria if they experienced symptoms including abdominal pain, elevated heart rate, “excessive” ...
- Created on 12 December 2022
- 2. Stop What You’re Doing and Read 'Shit Cassandra Saw,' A Cauldron of Sci-Fi, Historical fiction, and Modern Wit: BUST Review ...
- (Books)
- ... mother sitting at home hot-gluing costumes for the school play alone while berated by an 18th-century ghost in “Here Preached His Last” for cheating on her absent husband, to the divorcee mom whose sanity ...
- Created on 26 October 2022
- 3. A Tale Of Love And Desire: A Sensitive Look Into Arab Masculinity by Tunisian director Leyla Bouzid
- (Movies)
- ... the French film industry. The movie is a refreshing portray of intimity, desire, prudishness and self-discovery, but also an homage to 18th century Arabic erotic litterature. Leyla Bouzid’s wish was to ...
- Created on 15 December 2021
- 4. For Centuries, Halloween Was a Day for Young Women to Predict Their Future Husbands: A Look At the Unlikely Romantic History of All Hallow's Eve ...
- (General)
- ... on the cause of her favorite suitor by winking off his rival,” The Paducah Sun noted in 1905. Nut games were also common. According to The Better Days Books Vintage Halloween Reader (2009), 18th-century ...
- Created on 21 October 2021
- 5. Hair Art: The Morbid Trend That Dominated the Victorian Era
- (Living)
- ... death as not permanent, in that material remains might be proof that the loved one still exists somewhere, somehow.” via Wikimedia Commons Hair art was present throughout the 18th and 19th centuries, ...
- Created on 05 April 2021
- 6. Catch First Time Directorial Debuts From Questlove to Rebecca Hall, 10 Must-See Films From Sundance 2021
- (Entertainment)
- ... of eccentric aging artist, Bella Isadora. Recorded on VHS, Bella hasn’t been paying her dream taxes and Preble has to calculate how much she owes. Wearing what looks like an 18th century underwater helmet ...
- Created on 12 February 2021
- 7. Calling All Aesthetes: 10 Activist Artists Who Should Be At The Top Of Your Instagram Feed
- (Arts)
- ... Side Dimes Created by Brooklyn-based artist Mikayla Lapierre, Side Dimes is an exploration of pure anachronism. According to her website, Lapierre takes reproductions of 17th and 18th-century paintings, ...
- Created on 05 January 2021
- 8. From Voter Intimidation To Climate Change To Birth Control: 5 Feminist Reasons To Denounce Amy Coney Barrett
- (Feminism)
- ... with the "meaning that it [the Constitution] had at the time people ratified it." Essentially, Barrett views and decides on modern court cases with the values of the 18th century. Oh, joy! As many who ...
- Created on 16 October 2020
- 9. Why We Need Black Women's Breastfeeding Wee
- (Feminism)
- ... inequities for Black women is grounded in slavery. In the 18th century, a practice known as ‘wet nursing’ became commonplace: enslaved women were forced to breastfeed the white children of slaveholders. ...
- Created on 27 August 2020
- 10. Some Modern Wedding Traditions Have Really Weird Origins
- (Feminism)
- I love weddings. I really do. What’s not to love? Beautiful venues, free cake, watching family members’ drunk dancing, and an excuse to break out your old homecoming dresses from high school. However, ...
- Created on 15 July 2020
- 11. The Surprising History of Women and Pockets
- (Style)
- ... London stuffed bills, coins, “gloves, jewelry, watches, buttons, earrings, and mirrors” along with other plunder into their tie-on pockets. Tie-on pockets largely fell out of style in the late 18th century, ...
- Created on 13 May 2020
- 12. "Portrait of a Lady on Fire" Is An Exquisite Look At Love, Art, And Intimac
- (Movies)
- ... of art theory to boot. In 18th century France, the relatively free life that artist Marianne (Noémie Merlant) enjoys sets her apart from other women. She is beholden to no man, unlike her latest subject, ...
- Created on 06 December 2019
- 13. The Racist Origins Of Fatphobia
- (Feminism)
- ... published his findings in a book titled, Histoire Naturelle, Générale Et Particulière (Natural History: General and Particular). The 18th century was the height of both the transatlantic slave trade ...
- Created on 10 October 2019
- 14. This Publication Included Everything From The Age of Enlightenment, Except Women Of Course
- (Living)
- Founded on logic, reason, and the spirit of critical enquiry, the mid-18th century publication of the Encyclopédie, ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers (Encyclopedia, ...
- Created on 17 June 2019
- 15. How Georgian and Regency Literature Shaped Society's View Of Cat
- (Books)
- As popular a pet as cats are in modern day households, it was the dog that dominated the home and hearth of the 18th and early 19th century. Cats had their admirers, of course, amongst whom were ...
- Created on 08 May 2019
- 16. Not So Proud or Prejudice: The Emotionally Vulnerable Hero
- (Books)
- ... Fraser. Set primarily in 18th century Scotland during the second Jacobite Rebellion, no one could ever doubt our Highland hero’s masculinity. Yet when it comes to our heroine, Claire, Jamie is anything ...
- Created on 06 March 2019
- 17. This 18th Century Writer Inspired Feminist Historical Romances
- (Books)
- ... primary source of their misery. As modern readers, it seems to be a perfectly reasonable, wholly uncontroversial argument. Indeed, basic common sense. But what of readers in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, ...
- Created on 20 February 2019
- 18. These 3 Vintage Shops Are Merging Feminism With Fashion
- (Style)
- ... to 18th century Chinese astronomer, mathematician, and poet Wang Zhenyi, or the striped denim flares dedicated to Gloria Steinem. Each piece comes with a hand-drawn illustration and a few facts about the ...
- Created on 13 February 2019
- 19. Lassie Wasn't The First: The Collie In Literature And Histor
- (Books)
- ... claiming that the “col” in col-fox means cunning. However the name Collie originated, we see it used to describe the Highland shepherd’s dogs of Scotland from as early as the 18th century. In his poem ...
- Created on 28 January 2019
- 20. The History Of The "Confidence Man
- (General)
- ... of what many of us know today as the Nigerian prince email scam. Originating in the 18th century, it was known as the “Spanish Prisoner” or “Spanish Treasure Trick.” The October 13, 1900 Dundee Evening ...
- Created on 08 January 2019
