Oral history faces the challenge of bridging the divide between the observer and the observed.
Tag: activism
The Cervical Cap in the Feminist Women’s Health Movement, 1976–1988
The late 1970s and early 1980s was the historical peak of interest in the cervical cap in the United States.
The Calendar of Loss: Dagmawi Woubshet on Race, Sexuality, and Mourning in the Early Era of AIDS
The politics of mourning in the early years of the AIDS epidemic both in the United States and Ethiopia.
After Roe: Engaging the Lost History of the Abortion Debate
Grassroots activists and politicians responded to the 1973 ruling in the two decades that followed it.
The Cologne Sexual Assaults in Historical Perspective
The language of xenophobia and nationalism has long been staged on women’s bodies.
Through the Eyes of the Establishment: Student Sexuality and the Dean of Women’s Office at Purdue University
In the early 1960s, Purdue created an atmosphere that increased female students’ freedom, but only provided piecemeal sex education and counseling.
Histories of Sexualities in Central and Eastern Europe
Historical studies of sexualities in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) remain scarce.