By Alexandra Tamvakis Edited by Leila Iskandarani '22 and Philip Mousavizadeh '24 Introduction On August 16, 1963, a few thousand visitors streamed through the doors of McCormick Place, a convention hall located near Lake Michigan in Chicago, Illinois. As they entered the exhibition hall, they were greeted by...
By Emily Browder Edited by Jisoo Choi '22, Jack Antholis '24, and Esther Reichek '23 At the turn of the twentieth century, the city of Chicago faced an acceleration in Progressive social reform in the face of social and political unrest. An influx of foreign immigrants combined...
By Zarina Iman Edited by Lizzie Bjork '21 and Zahra Yarali '24 Often mentioned in current popular culture, prenuptial agreements may seem a modern construction, but in fact, they have long existed in American society. Before and after the Revolutionary War, much of the American South operated under...
By Zoe Bernicchia-Freeman Edited by Gabby Sevillano '22 and Isabel Kirsch '22 In December of 1845, Dr. James Marion Sims performed his first experimental surgery on an enslaved woman named Lucy.1 [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CZ-MckqfV1ch7CrC177HNwlRMCIoiIsdCYS3cPKBKXM/edit#bookmark=id.9p9slberya5m] Lucy suffered from a severe...
By Aidan Campbell '22 Edited by Isabella Smeets '24 and Grace Blaxill '23 In “Lordship and Bondage,” Hegel explores the development of self-consciousness under the ideal circumstances, in an unequal environment, and finally through the activity of labor. Hegel believes that self-consciousness is a social act brought...
By Freya Savla '22 Edited by Katie Painter '23 and Rosemary Chen '24 Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of King Lear ends with a stark grimness that propels an unsparing conclusion, taking not only the audience, but also the characters of the play by surprise. The deaths of...
