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LGBTQ+ History in Connecticut: Medical Marginalization
How were LGBTQ+ individuals marginalized through medicalization in the 20th century?
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The Problem with “Delinquent Women”: The Connecticut State Farm for Women, 1915-1938
To what extent should individuals, groups, and/or institutions have the power to make decisions about the lives and welfare of others?
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Trade between the Tunxis and the English in the 1700s
In what ways were the English and Indigenous peoples in Connecticut economically interconnected in the mid-1700s?
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Dr. Jewel Plummer Cobb: A Role Model in STEM and Higher Education
To what extent is it easier for women and people of color to enter the fields of STEM and higher education today than it was in the 1950s–1990s?
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Making a Difference: Individuals in Connecticut History
What is the significance of Connecticut’s contribution to America’s story?
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Eugenics in Connecticut: Legislating Genetic Purity in the Nutmeg State
Are all reforms good?
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Connecticut Heroes of World War I
What is the significance of Connecticut’s contribution to America’s story?
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