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A Recap of AskHistorians 2023-05-18 to 2023-05-25
Popular This Week: You might have clicked too early, so here are the responses to some of the most upvoted questions from the past week:
"I once heard a Jewish Studies professor say the Nazis won the narrative about the Holocaust and how we talk about Jewish people. Was he right?", response by /u/MMSTINGRAY
"Did 'The Simpsons' negatively affect the public's opinion of nuclear power?", response by /u/jbdyer
"How did Anchorage become so much larger than any other settlements in northern North America?", response by /u/AntiqueMeringue8993
"Why is the number "4" so prevalent in Chinese history, despite the strong tetraphobia in Chinese society?", response by /u/tenkendojo
"Marcus Aurelius' writings implied the possibility that gods might be unjust or non-existent. Did this cause much controversy in Roman society? How did Roman religious authorities respond to his writings?", response by /u/Antiquarianism
Things You Probably Missed: Great stuff flies under the radar every week! Here is a selection of responses the Mod Team enjoyed, but didn't get the attention they deserved:
"Are there any earlier examples or origins of "lovecraftian" style of horrors in fiction or myths, earlier than Lovecraft himself?", response by /u/epicyclorama
"In 1976, feminist historian Laurel Thatcher Ulrich coined the popular phrase "well-behaved women seldom make history". Is there any truth to this idiom; or, like "history is written by the victors", is it a more misleading and generalized claim that is common in pop culture?", response by /u/mimicofmodes
"How does one “do research” in the context of writing a respectable document in this field?", response by /u/restricteddata
"Wyoming granted women suffrage in 1869, fifty years before the 19th Amendment, and before any Western country enacted it on a nation-wide level. This was a popular decision among the residents of the then-territory. What made Wyoming progressive when it came women's rights?", response by /u/indyobserver
"What was the quality of life in Nigeria in the 1970s?", response by /u/evil_deed_blues
Still Looking for an Answer: Sometimes great questions don't get answered. Yet. Maybe you have the chops to give these the answer they deserve though?
And if you have only a few minutes to kill, be sure to check this week's "Short Answers to Simple Questions" thread, as you might see something you can help with!
Flair Profile of the Week: Looking for some old classics to read? This week the randomly selected flair profile is that of /u/Ignacio_F , flaired for '20th c. Chilean Politics & Authoritarianism.'
Features You Might Have Missed:
Looking for some reading recommendations? Check out this thread asking "If you could recommend one book to get someone interested in your favorite historical period, what would it be?"
As always, don't forget to say "Hi" in Today's Friday Free-for-All
Features Coming Up:
- 2023-07-TBA: Oppenheimer AMA with /u/restricteddata. Date to be announced.
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