Initial birth control laws had little to do with right-to-life issues, but instead reflected the view that contraceptives promoted promiscuity and lewd behavior.

Feb 13, 2010 - Rosemary E. Bachelor

How a Presbyterian minister won the battle over prostitution and police corruption in the late nineteenth century.

Feb 1, 2008 - Kat Long

An overview of Carroll Smith-Rosenberg's investigation into the abortion movement and its role in the inception of underground, illegal abortions.

Feb 1, 2011 - Lesley Lanir

Author Aine Collier traces the history of the condom, from its origin as handmade linen contraceptives to its current role as society's low-tech tool for STD prevention.

Apr 6, 2008 - Kat Long

The first woman to become a stock broker, address a congressional committee, and run for president, Victoria was a maverick of her time.

Dec 10, 2008 - Michelle Glowen

The Temperance Movement gathered force through the 1800s. Many women in the Movement also played a historic role in establishing women's rights.

May 15, 2010 - Mary Beth Hill

Prohibition failed spectacularly to stop the sale of alcohol. But it did change almost everything else about American politics and society.

Jul 31, 2010 - Kathy Kattenburg

Marketed as an action movie but a character study in actuality, George Clooney's new film falls short in both respects.

Sep 6, 2010 - Jeff Melchior

This tale of a young girl and a hungry wolf, like other classic fairy tales, has been the basis for contemporary interpretations. Many are not meant for young children.

Apr 20, 2009 - John K. Davis

It is true that in fourteen hundred ninety-two, Columbus sailed the ocean blue; but to what extent did he and subsequent colonists invent the New World?

Jan 7, 2011 - Douglas Harvey