Tag: Early America

Lesbian Histories and Futures: A Dispatch From “Gay American History @ 40”

By Rachel Hope Cleves May 18, 2016 Dispatches 5 comments

Rachel Hope Cleves The fortieth-anniversary celebration of Jonathan Ned Katz’s classic document collection Gay American History convened Wednesday evening, May 4, at John Jay College in New York City, with a panel on lesbian history. Cheryl Clarke presided over comments by Caroll Smith-Rosenberg and Claire Potter to an audience that […]

How to Study an American Sex Scandal

By notcheseditor April 19, 2016 Post-1945 United States 0 comments

When does sex become a political weapon?

From Cod to Codpieces: Benjamin Franklin’s Guide to Food and Sex

By notcheseditor October 22, 2015 Food and Sexuality 1 comment

Benjamin Franklin’s dalliances with a cod may not seem particularly notable, given his other exploits.

Beyond the Binary: Trans* History in Early America

By Rachel Hope Cleves January 29, 2015 Dispatches, Early America 2 comments

Notches Dispatches are submissions from our readers that offer critical accounts of conferences, symposia, and workshops in the history of sexuality. This post by Rachel Hope Cleves is the first of a series of Dispatches from panels on the history of sexuality at the 2015 meeting of the American Historical Association. […]