PinnedIlana QuinnMy Grandmother’s EyesRemembering my grandma three years after her death·5 min read·Jun 6, 2021--23--23
PinnedIlana QuinninAn Injustice!Richard Dawkins Is Wrong About Down SyndromeAnd why this problematic thinking has sinister roots in history·6 min read·May 26, 2021--52--52
Ilana QuinnThis Medieval Princess Refused to Marry An EmperorAgnes of Bohemia rejected the man who could have made her the most powerful woman in Europe·6 min read·Jan 17, 2024--1--1
Ilana QuinnA Surprising Way People Resisted Nazi Oppression During World War IIHistorians often overlook the significance of Jewish resistance during the Second World War·4 min read·Jan 17, 2024--1--1
Ilana QuinnHow Enslaved People Used Music to Rebel in the American SouthBlack Resistance during the Antebellum Period·7 min read·Jan 14, 2024----
Ilana QuinnThe Youth Punk Subculture that Rebelled Against the NazisHow a group of jazz-loving youth resisted imposed rules in World War 2 France·10 min read·Jan 12, 2024--1--1
Ilana QuinnHow Woman Farmers Disrupted Gender Norms during World War 2The enduring legacy of the Women’s Land Army·5 min read·Jan 12, 2024--1--1
Ilana QuinnThe Heartbreaking Childhood of the World’s Most Famous QuintupletsThe Canadian government and North American pop culture exploited the “Dionne quints”·8 min read·Oct 9, 2023----
Ilana QuinnThe Victorians had Bizarre Social Etiquette RulesThe Victorian era — the period of time from 1837 to 1901 marked by Queen Victoria’s rule over the British Empire — is often remembered for…·6 min read·Oct 9, 2023----
Ilana QuinnPrince Philip’s Deaf Mother Was Mistreated by Freud and Tricked the NazisThe little known story of Queen Elizabeth’s mother-in-law·7 min read·May 5, 2023----
