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Browse material on the OutHistory website by time period.
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Oscar Wilde at Bow Street Newspaper Cartoon
Scenes from the trial of Oscar Wilde published in Illustrated Police News
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Archibald Butt: Presidential Aide and Titanic Victim, 1865-1912, by James Gifford
This exhibit introduces Archibald Butt, a journalist and U.S. presidential aide who died on the Titanic. The exhibit includes an interpretation of his life as queer by James Gifford. Published originally on OutHistory in 2012. Updated in 2024.
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William Thomas Stead
Photo of William Thomas Stead
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Francis Davis Millet and Charles Warren Stoddard, 1874-1912, by Jonathan Ned Katz and Claude M. Gruener
This exhibit introduces and reproduces the correspondence of artist Francis Davis Millet and writer Charles Warren Stoddard. Published originally on OutHistory in 2012. Updated in 2024.
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Queer Sources from Queer Newark: Stories of Resistance, Love, and Community, 1870s-2020s, by Moira Armstrong
This exhibit follows up on the recent book Queer Newark: Stories of Resistance, Love, and Community (New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press, 2024), which covers themes, figures, and events from the nineteenth, twentieth, and early twenty-first…
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Timeline: Sodomy Cases in U.S. Newspapers, 1800-1899, by William Benemann
A database of 230 nineteenth-century sodomy cases mentioned in U.S. newspapers, researched and with an introduction by historian William Benemann. Published originally on OutHistory in 2015. Updated in 2024.
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Zora Neale Hurston
Zora Neale Hurston Birthday Bio
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Susan B. Anthony
Susan B. Anthony Birthday Bio
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Jane Addams
Jane Addams Birthday Bio
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Augustus Granville Dill
Augustus Granville Dill Birthday Bio
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Esther Lape
Esther Lape Birthday Bio
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Karl Heinrich Ulrichs
Karl Heinrich Ulrichs Birthday Bio
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"I Am Now Well And Strong": Frederik Hammerich, 1868-1918, by Jonathan Ned Katz
An overview of the life of a man who emigrated from Denmark to the United States in the 1890s in the aftermath of scandalous accusations about his same-sex sexual activities. Published originally by OutHistory in 2009; updated in 2024.
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Mary Walker
Mary Walker Birthday Bio
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Joseph Lobdell
Joseph Lobdell Birthday Bio
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Jack Garland
Jack Garland Birthday Bio
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Timeline: Abraham Lincoln, Sexuality, and Intimacy, 1809-1865, by Jonathan Ned Katz
A chronology and bibliography addressing President Abraham Lincoln's intimate relationships with men and women. Published originally in 2015; updated in 2024.
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Timeline: Asian American and Pacific Islander LGBTQ History, 1873-2023
OutHistory presents a timeline chronicling the history of LGBTQ+ people in Asian American and Pacific Islander communities, noting the ways that intersectional forces have shaped queer lives. We thank Amy Sueyoshi for getting us started, Nayan Shah…
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Timeline: Terminology (Fairy and Light in the Loafers), 1892-1993
This timeline is a collaborative work-in-progress that has had many contributors over a long period of time. Some of the language used and concepts referenced, influenced by colonialism, imperialism, racism, sexism, and anti-LGBTQ+ beliefs and…
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Timeline: The History of Sexuality and Gender History, 1811-1983
A chronological list of research on the history of sexuality and gender with a focus on the United States and England. This timeline is a collaborative work-in-progress. Some of the language used and concepts referenced, influenced by colonialism,…