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Close Reading is all about the small stuff — the tiny trivia that humanize history and connect us to the people who lived long ago.

Feminist history requires a different way of approaching and writing the past, connecting the finer details to the larger picture. To understand the condition of women now, we need to understand the condition of women then. The small stuff can tell us who they were — and who we are.

Your free subscription includes a monthly essay on the small stuff in the lives of historical women (and sometimes non-women). You’ll also receive recommendations and thoughts on books I’m reading — closely, of course.