The journey of a 1,000 miles
Sybil Ludington’s ride to rally her father’s militia I’ll be teaching another Institute for Learning in Retirement class this fall: “Thank You Thomas Paine, and Goodbye.” I’m already feeling time pressure to complete the...
The “White man’s burden” and societies’ “evolution stages” required justifications. With the beginning of the industrial revolution that justification needed the weight of science.1 What made the white “man” superior? Science and politics turned...
Jean-Baptiste Lamarck (1744-1829) The Norwegian Code of the Realm (1274) shows the impact of Christian doctrine on women’s authority and autonomy. The code set standards protecting commoners from the power of the wealthy. It...
