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In my very first article, I argued that Alexander Hamilton was bisexual, and suggested several lovers he probably had. Now, two years and twenty-five articles later, I'm taking another
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A little over a year ago I wrote an article entitled “Mary Eleanor Laurens and Transgender History.” In that article, I told the story of Mary Eleanor “Polly” Laurens Pinckney, who as a six
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In the summer of 1803, Aaron Burr began writing to his daughter Theodosia about a new courtship he was embarking on. Referring to the woman he pursued only as “Celeste”, Burr explained how he
In the April of 1771, an ad seeking the return of a runaway slave ran in Boston’s newspapers. The ad read: “Ran away from his master, John Sober , Esq; on Monday the 8th of April, Inst., a Negro
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Whatever his flaws, Gouverneur Morris was his own person. Whether he was joining the Revolution even though it meant being ostrasized by family, marrying an infamous woman and losing friends, or just
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Quite a lot has been written about the Chevalier d’Eon. Her skills as a writer, spy, diplomat and soldier landed her at the center of some of the most important historical events of her age. She
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Robert Troup is often forgotten in stories of the United States’s founding, and it is not hard to see why. Though many of things Troup did ended up being important in the evolution of American
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Lafayette periodically regains the limelight in American culture. He has found his way to popularity again recently, and as his name is bounced around the internet, he often finds himself included
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Aaron Burr is an underrated figure in United States history, not necessarily because he was a much better person than most people believe (that much is open to debate) but because he is far more
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Olaudah Equiano, also known as Gustavas Vassa, earned his place in history by writing what is considered the first Slave Narrative. Equiano’s book, The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah
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When she was six years old, Mary Eleanor Laurens declared that she wanted to become a boy. Was she trying to escape society's limitations on girls, or was she
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Deborah Sampson Ganett is known as a feminist icon. But is it possible she deserves to be heralded as a lesbian icon as