If you’ve watched many period dramas, you’ve probably seen a mantua. It was worn over a pair of stays (corset) and an often contrasting petticoat. The draping fabric created a front-opening gown.
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From semitropical playgrounds to life-endangering climate risks: Going back over a century, California’s and Florida’s growth has been predicated on climate – and promises of the good life.
Eighteenth-century writers worried about “infectious air,” so they opened windows and built ventilation systems to bring fresh air indoors.
Chinese-Canadian journalist Edith Eaton documented anti-Asian racism in Canada in the late 19th and early 20th century. Over 100 years later, not much has changed.
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Professor of English and former Academic Director of the Public Humanities Hub, University of British Columbia
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George Munro Chair in Literature and Rhetoric, Dalhousie University
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Senior Lecturer in American History & Director of Liberal Arts, University of Exeter
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Senior Lecturer, Institute for Humanities and Social Sciences, Australian Catholic University
