America in the run-up to the Revolutionary War wasn't just a period of dramatic political change, it was also a time of great religious and social instability, anxiety and experimentation. And in the ...Show More
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epekilis recommended:Feb 6th, 2021
So interesting. We did do a whole year of focused history on the American Revolution (in Grade 8) but it was all Generals and dates of battles. I had never before thought about the socio-religious context in which the American Revolution happened, nor viewed it as a time of social experimentation ...Show More
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rmmiller364 recommended:Feb 4th, 2021
Absolutely fascinating!! In the 18th century, a woman named Jemima Wilkinson got sick and fell into a coma-like state; upon waking, he declared that Jemima had died and the body had been inhabited by a genderless spirit named the Public Universal Friend (the PUF!!) Not only is the story of the PUF a...Show More
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