8th of December, 2023 LGBTQ+ people have existed throughout all of time. Some eras more heavily stigmatized them than others, but nonetheless, they have existed. Therefore, lesbian women are no strangers to having to hide their love, especially moving through the 19th and 20th centuries, as, quite honestly, being openly queer hasn’t been widely accepted… Continue reading Our Lesbian Grandmothers: Lesbian Historical Love Letters
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So Long And Goodnight…
November 27th, 2023 to December 3rd, 2023 And just like that, we have made it to the end of the semester. It’s been a ride! To finish it off, we had our presentations this week, and next week, we’ll be looking at illustrated letters and wrapping up the class. For presentations, I felt a lot… Continue reading So Long And Goodnight…
The Undermined Struggle of Soviet Jews
The Holocaust is the most well-known atrocity committed by the Nazi regime during the Second World War. In perceiving the Holocaust, minds jump to Western Europe: Germany, France, Italy. Often ignored, however, are the eastern territories of the Soviet Union. In the final written words of some of these Soviet Jew victims, readers can find… Continue reading The Undermined Struggle of Soviet Jews
Promising Presentations: Exploring WWII Letters
October 9th, 2023 – October 15th, 2023 There is not much to write this week, as we are closing out our WWII unit with our presentations related to our papers. I have found a fair amount quite interesting, particularly the ones that brought interesting topics to the table or were presented very well. The standout… Continue reading Promising Presentations: Exploring WWII Letters
Essay, Essay, Essay
2nd October 2023 – 8th October 2023 This week, I have been in the depths of my essay. I didn’t have the opportunity to actually start work until Monday, which ended up developing into starting the body paragraphs on Tuesday, as there were a lack of resources. Consequently, I ended up needing to cycle through… Continue reading Essay, Essay, Essay
