Stephanie Kwolek: Inventor of Kevlar
Back in 1965, Stephanie Kwolek stumbled upon something incredible—synthetic fibers so tough, even steel bullets couldn’t get through them. While […]
Hephzibah Akinwale: World Record Holder for Longest Fiction Novel Written by a Child
At only 10 years old, Hephzibah Akinwale from Cambridgeshire, England, published her debut novel, Chronicles of the Time Keepers: Whisked Away, […]
Phillis Wheatley: First published African American Poet
Phillis Wheatley (c. 1753 – December 5, 1784) is widely recognized as the first African American woman and only the […]
Albert Cashier and the Long History of Transgender Servicemembers in the U.S. military
This article was originally published in 2019. President Biden signed an executive order in January, 2021 overturning the Trump administration’s […]
Gay Panic Defense – Yes…it’s a thing
You may have seen in the news recently that an Austin, Texas man avoided prison after using a rare “gay […]
Octavia Butler: the Grand Dame of Science Fiction
In honor of Black History Month I’d like to introduce one of my favorite authors, Octavia Butler, to those who […]
A Brief History of Income Tax in America
This article was originally published in December, 2017. In it, I noted that the Congressional Budget Office found that enacting […]
The Mythic First Thanksgiving
The painting above, The First Thanksgiving 1621, by Jean Leon Gerome Ferris (1899) shows common misconceptions about the event that […]
Is it Workplace Fun, Or is it Sexual Harassment?
Beauty provokes harassment, the law says, but it looks through men’s eyes when deciding what provokes it ― Naomi Wolf, […]
The Gender Wage Gap
The gender wage gap is a measure of pay disparity between men and women. While it can be measured in […]