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What explains the insistent pull of Roe v. Wade? Abortion law expert Mary Ziegler argues that the US Supreme Court decision, which decriminalized abortion in 1973 and was overturned in 2022, had a hold on us that was not simply the result of polarized abortion politics. Rather, Roe took on meanings far beyond its original purpose of protecting the privacy of the doctor-patient relationship. It forced us to confront questions about sexual violence, judicial activism and restraint, racial justice, religious liberty, the role of science in politics, and much more.

The most enduring feature of US history is the presence of Native Americans, yet most histories focus on Europeans and their descendants. This long practice of ignoring Indigenous history is changing, however, with a new generation of scholars insists that any full American history address the struggle, survival, and resurgence of American Indian nations. Indigenous history is essential to understanding the evolution of modern America.

Roe, a Texas resident, sought to terminate her pregnancy by abortion. Texas law prohibited abortions except to save the pregnant woman's life. After granting certiorari, the Court heard arguments twice. The first time, Roe's attorney - Sarah Weddington - could not locate the constitutional hook of her argument for Justice Potter Stewart. Her opponent - Jay Floyd - misfired from the start.

Experience the Old American West through the captivating letters of Frances Roe, a dynamic and tenacious woman who accompanied her West Point Army officer husband to frontier garrisons across Kansas, Colorado, Oklahoma, Utah, Montana, and Wyoming. From 1871 to 1888, Frances detailed her thrilling adventures and unique experiences in letters home to her family in upstate New York. These letters, later published in 1909, offer a riveting glimpse into frontier and army life. Despite the challenging living conditions, Frances embraced Western life, learning to fish, hunt, ride, and even shoot. Her...

When the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022, Ohio's 2019 Heartbeat Law went into effect for three months before a state constitutional challenge blocked it. The law dropped Ohio's legal limit on abortion from 22 weeks of pregnancy to about 6 weeks. "Ohio After Roe" captures the law's intended and unintended consequences, and the reactions of people on both sides of the abortion debate.

Welcome to I Am Roe, Hear Me Roar! I'm your host, Kelley Keller. This podcast recounts the journey of Jane Roe, Henry Wade, their cataclysmic meeting in the United States Supreme Court, and the ensuing aftermath. The show will focus on asking and answering the following questions: What exactly does Roe say? What exactly does Roe NOT say? What is the state of the law now? Where do we go from here? What actually happened to Roe and Wade? So, please join me on this fascinating journey as we unpack the ongoing fight for abortion rights in America that no one actually seems to be winning.

How the US Army developed historical programs since World War I―sending combat historians into the fray to interview soldiers and collect documents for the benefit of history.

A provocative pop history that explores the witches—and witch hunts—in the untold story of abortion, from the days of Socrates through the Salem Witch Trials and the 1980s Satanic Panic, all the way to our fraught post-Roe present. For millennia, across cultures and continents, women and...

An incisive biography of the Supreme Court's enigmatic Chief Justice, taking us inside the momentous legal decisions of his tenure so far. John Roberts was named to the Supreme Court in 2005 claiming he would act as a neutral umpire in deciding cases. His critics argue he has been anything but...

In this classic of social history, the author describes the lives of six obscure men and women of the Middle Ages. She draws on account books, records, letters, diaries, and wills to make the life of those times as concrete and comprehensible as our own.