Searching for Sex Crimes in Rural Nebraska

By Brian Trump 20th and 21st Century United States, Sexual Violence

Trips to courthouses across Nebraska raised important questions about how to conduct research on sexual violence in rural spaces.

Telling Abortion Stories

By Shannon Stettner Canada

When it comes examining the history of women’s access to abortion, stories matter.

Adult Adoption and Intergenerational Same-Sex Relationships

By Katherine Parkin LGBTQ

Historically, fostering and adoption of adults could prove a useful way for men to provide legal and financial cover for a partner.

Rethinking Early Modern Women’s Masturbation

By Paige Donaghy Early Modern

Why is women’s masturbation absent from most studies examining sexual practices of early modern people?

Collecting Riot Grrrl: Sexual Awakening in NYU’s Punk Archive

By Lisa Brigandi 20th and 21st Century United States

NYU’s Riot Grrrl Collection is that of a movement that provided a new path for young women’s sexuality

Source Alert: The FBI’s “Sex Deviates” Files

By Rachel Hope Cleves 20th and 21st Century United States

Surviving records from the FBI’s “Sex Deviates” files are now available online.

Denounced: How Modernizing Mexico Criminalized Infanticide and Abortion

By Nora Jaffary Latin American Sexualities

In Mexico, colonial courts maintained relative silence about abortion and infanticide. Things changed in 1871.