/u/cordis_melum's posts
I know that the CIA and the AFL-CIO worked close together in order to destabilize the Guyanese government in the 1960s. Were similar tactics used in other Cold War conflicts in Central and South America? Did the CIA and the AFL-CIO both work together to spy on American citizens as well?
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I am a Chicana activist fighting for my rights during the Chican@ movement of the 1960s-1970s. What experiences might I face that differ from my male colleagues in the same movement?
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Hi everyone! /r/history's AMA thread with Lillian Cunningham is now up! Please feel free to come by and ask her some questions!
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Religion among enslaved communities in the 18th and 19th century South - how were they used as means of subversion?
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Recipe books used to feature medicinal recipes, and cosmetic formulae used to be mixed with herbal remedies. How did foods, medicines, and cosmetics become separated from one another?
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I recently read that asexuality was considered a mental disorder until recently. I'm also aware that homosexuality was classified as a mental disorder until the 20th century. How did sexual orientations beyond "attraction to someone of the opposite sex" become classified as a mental illness?
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I often hear about how different indigenous peoples (often in the Americas or in Asia) had concepts of third, fourth, or more genders. How did the gender binary become the predominant viewpoint in Western Europe and the US?
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It's been said before that Carrie from SATC couldn't have afforded her shoe closet, let alone her apartment, under her freelance salary. How much would a freelance journalist of her stature make in the 1990s? What was the cost of living in NYC?
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