The Curious Case of Afong Moy: Asian Womanhood and National Belonging In the U.S. The Curious Case of Afong Moy: Asian Womanhood and National Belonging In the U.S.

"The curious case of Afong Moy, a living woman treated as a thing whose fame was only matched by her anonymity, reminds us how the dignity of personhood remains, for many, still a battle to be fought."

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She Wanted to Be Free: Black Women’s Revolutionary Resistance Ona Judge was one of at least nine enslaved people owned by George and Martha Washington during America's founding.

"Black women’s history cannot be reduced to simply a tale of America’s many injustices... But to speak of Black women as only our sorrow is also dehumanizing."

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Claiming the Revolution: Gender, Sexuality and the Radical Promise of 1776 The ideals of the American Revolution—popular sovereignty, a free press and resistance to imposed morality—created the political tools later used to challenge gender and sexual hierarchies.

The ideals of the American Revolution—popular sovereignty, a free press and resistance to imposed morality—created the political tools later used to challenge gender and sexual hierarchies.

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Haudenosaunee Governance: The Matrilineal Democracy That Shaped America As the United States marks 250 years, an older Indigenous system of women-led governance offers a radically different blueprint for power and responsibility.

As the United States marks 250 years, an older Indigenous system of women-led governance offers a radically different blueprint for power and responsibility.

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