Between 1800 and 1801, Spain secretly returned the Louisiana Territory to French custody; Spain was ceded the Territory in the 1763 Treaty of Paris, treaty which ended the Seven Year’s War....
“We can only reason from what we know, and if an opportunity of acquiring knowledge hath been denied us, the inferiority of our sex cannot fairly be deduced from thence.” Not...
Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Tells Your Story
I love Hamilton. I love it so much that I refused to listen to the soundtrack for months because I knew that I would love it too much and it would...
Category: African American History, American History, Cultural Commentary and Criticism, Early American History, Historiography, History of France, History of Slavery, History of the British Isles, Memory Studies, Popular Culture, Women's History
Napoleon, Haiti, and the Louisiana Purchase
Between 1800 and 1801, Spain secretly returned the Louisiana Territory to French custody; Spain was ceded the Territory in the 1763 Treaty of Paris, treaty which ended the Seven Year’s War....
Category: American History, Black History, Early American History, European Colonialism and Empire Building, Haitian History, History of France, History of Spain, Military History, Napoleanic Era
Judith Sargent Murray: Colonial Advocate for Women’s Education
“We can only reason from what we know, and if an opportunity of acquiring knowledge hath been denied us, the inferiority of our sex cannot fairly be deduced from thence.” Not...
Category: American History, Early American History, History of Gender and Sexuality, Intellectual History, Women's History