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Journal of Women's History @jwomenshistory.bsky.social · 15h

Do you ever (gasp) get tired of reading? Try listening to your TBRs instead! The newest ep of the JWH podcast features Anna Krome Lukens' Strong State, Weak Links: Eugenics and the Southern Politics of Welfare. Head on over to newbooksnetwork.com/strong-state... to give it a listen! #womenshistory

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Journal of Women's History @jwomenshistory.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Ready to Fall into the new semester with some women's history? Our newest issue is hot off the presses! Featuring six cutting-edge articles and a historical practices essay, this issue, in the words of our editors, will "testify to the force of the stories we tell." Find us on Project Muse!

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Journal of Women's History @jwomenshistory.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Congratulations to Dr. Lauren Duval (our new book review editor)! Dr. Duval's book, The Home Front, was recently awarded the Society for Historians of the Early American Republic's Mary Kelley Prize in Gender and Women’s History. Her work was also co-awarded the SHEAR Book Prize. Amazing work!

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Journal of Women's History @jwomenshistory.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

We have two excellent podcast episodes for your summer listening! Check out Lauren Duval's "The Home Front" and Chiara Formichi's "Domestic Nationalism." You can find both episodes (and more!) on our website: jwomenshistory.org/author-inter...

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Journal of Women's History @jwomenshistory.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

NEW PODCAST EPISODE OUT NOW! In this episode Dr. Chiara Formichi (Cornell University) discusses Domestic Nationalism. She talks about feminist theory, food preparation and nutrition to reveal an intersection of hygiene, nutrition, and imperialism. newbooksnetwork.com/domestic-nat...

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Journal of Women's History @jwomenshistory.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Have you listened to our new episode? Lauren Duval (@ouhistory.bsky.social) and Leah Cargin discuss what the home meant in the revolutionary era, archival research, revisionist histories, and how violence has often been obscured from the revolutionary narrative. newbooksnetwork.com/the-home-front

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Journal of Women's History @jwomenshistory.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

We are pleased to share that Jennifer Holland's recent article “A Gay Rural Awakening: A History of Small-Town Queer Politics.” Oregon Historical Quarterly 126, no. 4 (Fall 2025) has been awarded the Honorable Mention for the Judith Lee Ridge Award for the best article in the field of history.

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Alicia Spencer-Hall @aspencerhall.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Submissions for @medievalgender.bsky.social postgraduate essay prize now open! medievalgender.co.uk/prizes-bursa... #MedievalSky 🗃️

The Debbie White Gender and Medieval Studies Student Essay Prize 2026
The Gender and Medieval Studies Group offers a postgraduate student essay prize, which is awarded at the GMS conference in January each year. The competition is open to students at all levels of graduate study including those who will be completing their degree in the coming year.

Essays should be between 4,000 and 6,000 words in length. This word limit is inclusive of footnotes but exclusive of the bibliography. Entries should engage with questions of gender and/or sexuality in the Middle Ages and follow a recognised academic referencing system (such as MHRA). A full bibliography should be included, and all images should be captioned.
Submissions from postgraduates working within any discipline in the field are encouraged.

prize gives free conference fee registration to the GMS conference (held every year at a different UK institution) for two years (2026 and 2027).

The winning essay will also be considered for publication in the academic journal Medieval Feminist Forum, run by the Society for Medieval Feminist Scholarship (SMFS).

There may be years when no prize is awarded, depending upon submissions in any given year.

Electronic submissions should be submitted to Dr. Laura Kalas (L.E.Kalas@swansea.ac.uk), by the student themselves, by Friday 31 July 2026. In submitting an entry to this competition, entrants declare that the essay represents their own, original work.

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Journal of Women's History @jwomenshistory.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

NEW PODCAST EPISODE! In this episode Dr. Lauren Duval (University of Oklahoma University) & Leah Cargin (University of Oklahoma and Journal of Women’s History) discuss The Home Front. newbooksnetwork.com/the-home-front

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Gender & History Journal @genderandhistory.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

This new article by Evguenia Davidova argues that although nursing opened new job possibilities for women, the close cooperation between the state, military, and humanitarian philanthropy both reinforced traditional inequalities and manufactured new ones. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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Gender and Mobility: Peripatetic Nursing Through the Balkans and Beyond (1870s–1930s)

By integrating a study of gender, class, and nationality as categories of analysis, this article identifies nursing mobility as a multidirectional and asymmetric social phenomenon and employs a compa...

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Hopkins Press @hopkinspress.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

NEW ISSUE OUT NOW Journal of Women's History 38.2, Summer 2026 tiny.one/2p8tkx58 CONTRIBUTORS Sandie Holguín Liat Kozma Gülhan Balsoy Anabella Esperanza Nicole Khayat Adam Anabosi Lydia Wytenbroek Cassia Roth

NEW ISSUE OUT NOW
Journal of Women's History
38.2, Summer 2026

CONTRIBUTORS
Sandie Holguín
Liat Kozma
Gülhan Balsoy
Anabella Esperanza
Nicole Khayat
Adam Anabosi
Lydia Wytenbroek
Cassia Roth

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Journal of Women's History @jwomenshistory.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Congratulations to Dr. Gaby Báez! Gaby defended her dissertation, "Medicine Worlds: Women and Indigenous Pharmacopeia in Early Modern Mexico" in May 2026. Gaby was managing editor of the JWH from 2021-2023.

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Journal of Women's History @jwomenshistory.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Congratulations to all the graduates of 2026! You made it 🥹 and we are so proud of you! Image Description: Black and white photograph of graduates wearing women's liberation signs at Harvard University's 1972 commencement. Image Credit: Boston Globe / Getty Images

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Journal of Women's History @jwomenshistory.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

NEW ISSUE IS OUT! Read our latest issue, "Female Health Professionals and Colonial and Imperial Medicine in the Middle East and the Ottoman Empire" out now on Project Muse. muse-jhu-edu.ezproxy.lib.ou.edu/issue/56910

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Journal of Women's History @jwomenshistory.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

The Berkshire Conference (@berksconference) on the History of Women, Gender, and Sexualities, “Beyond Boundaries: Gender, History and the Futures We Imagine,” will be in Minneapolis June 10–13, 2027. Now accepting proposals for individual papers, panels, roundtables, and works-in-progress workshops.

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Journal of Women's History @jwomenshistory.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Congratulations Martin Nesvig for winning the "Bandelier / Lavrin Colonial Latin American History! We talked with Nesvig about "The Women Who Threw Corn" (from @universitypress.cambridge.org) in September 2025. Check out the interview here: newbooksnetwork.com/the-women-wh...

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Journal of Women's History @jwomenshistory.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

📑 Help us to create a pool of syllabi for which scholars and teachers can draw upon for their courses. If you would like to include a syllabus from one of your courses that covers some aspect of women’s and gender history check out our website for more details: jwomenshistory.org/syllabi/

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Syllabi – Journal of Women’s History

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Journal of Women's History @jwomenshistory.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

NEW ISSUE IS NOW OUT! 📄 Read our latest issue, "Female Humanitarian Aid in Europe During the Greater War (1912-1925)" out now on Project Muse. muse.jhu.edu/issue/56459

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Laura Ansley @lmansley.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

Nominations are now open for the @nursingclio.bsky.social Prize for Best Journal Article, an award for the best peer-reviewed academic journal article on the intersection of gender and medical histories in English. Self-nominations are encouraged! 🗃️

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Nursing Clio Prize for Best Journal Article The Nursing Clio Prize for Best Journal Article is awarded annually for the best peer-reviewed academic journal article on the intersection of gender and…

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Journal of Women's History @jwomenshistory.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

In honor of Black History Month please enjoy this thread highlighting some of our recent publications. We hope that you will read them, assign them to your students, and share these incredible articles widely! #BlackHistoryMonth #Women'sHistory

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Susanne Knödel @susanneknoedel.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

A beautiful korean wrapping cloth.

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Journal of Women's History @jwomenshistory.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

Check out this open access article from our latest issue: "Historicizing the Emotional Experiences of Family Violence" by Katrine Rønsig Larsen and Karen Vallgårda (@kvallgarda.bsky.social) is available to read now: muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/articl...

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Hopkins Press @hopkinspress.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

NEW ISSUE OUT NOW Journal of Women's History Vol. 37, No. 4, Winter 2025 tinyurl.com/aaanx76r CONTRIBUTORS Sandie Holguín, Jennifer J. Davis, Rikke Andreassen, Madeline Burghardt, Katrine Rønsig Larsen, Karen Vallgårda, Kai Wan Kwan, Jincao Li, Marya Hannun, Inbal Ofer, and Alison Lefkovitz 

NEW ISSUE OUT NOW
Journal of Women's History
Volume 37, Number 4, Winter 2025

CONTRIBUTORS
Sandie Holguín, Jennifer J. Davis, Rikke Andreassen, Madeline Burghardt, Katrine Rønsig Larsen, Karen Vallgårda, Kai Wan Kwan, Jincao Li, Marya Hannun, Inbal Ofer, and Alison Lefkovitz

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Journal of Women's History @jwomenshistory.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

New issue! Bio-power and Women's Bodies, Winter 2025 is now available on Project MUSE. This issue features Rikke Andreassen, Madeline Burghardt, Marya Hannun, Kai Wan Kwan, Katrine Rønsig Larsen, Alison Lefkovitz, Jincao Li, Inbal Ofer, and Karen Vallgårda. muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/issue/...

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Journal of Women's History @jwomenshistory.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

Have you listened to our latest New Books in Women's History Episode yet? Listen to the conversation between @bjbrickman.bsky.social and @lcargin.bsky.social wherever you like to enjoy your podcasts or at the link here: tinyurl.com/SapphoPodcast

A red square with "New Episode" as the header. Below are parallel images of a book cover image and text box. The book cover shows a giant wonder woman holding a small blond woman. The book is titled "Suffering Sappho! Lesbian Camp in American Popular Culture" and the author is Barbara Jane Brickman.

The text box reads: "In this episode Dr. Barbara Jane Brickman (University of Alabama) and Leah Cargin (University of Oklahoma and the Journal of Women's History) discuss Suffering Sappho! First, Brickman introduces the listeners to lesbian camp and then we discuss the many storied characters in the monograph. We share the zingers and one liners of actress Tallulah Bankhead and giggle about the camp antics of Superwoman's sidekick, Etta Candy."

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Barbara Jane Brickman @bjbrickman.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

Loved talking to Leah Cargin at the Journal of Women’s History last month. We had far too much fun talking about camp considering the ruins of a country we are living in right now. Or perhaps because of that!

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Journal of Women's History @jwomenshistory.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

NEW EPISODE JUST DROPPED! In this episode @bjbrickman.bsky.social and @lcargin.bsky.social discuss Suffering Sappho! Brickman introduces the listeners to lesbian camp and then we discuss the many storied characters in the monograph. newbooksnetwork.com/suffering-sa...

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Sarah Handley-Cousins @sarahbelle721.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

This was a really fun conversation, and we’re so proud of this reader! Please listen, share, & of course pick up a copy of TNCR! #womenshist #histmed @nursingclio.bsky.social

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Journal of Women's History @jwomenshistory.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

We are thrilled to announce our latest episode of the New Books in Women's History Podcast. @lcargin.bsky.social spoke with @ayahnerd.bsky.social, @lmansley.bsky.social, and and @sarahbelle721.bsky.social about the new Nursing Clio Reader! Listen here: newbooksnetwork.com/the-nursing-...

Beige infographic announcing the the new episode of the New Books in Women's History Podcast. The featured text is the Nursing Clio Reader: Histories of Sex, Reproduction, and Justice authored by the Nursing Clio Editorial Collective. A text box reads: Featuring both new and classic pieces from the Nursing Clio blog, leading historians of reproductive health, librarians, archivists, public health professionals and midwives provide insights that connect past struggles over bodies, reproductive rights, and health care. This collection offers intimate, urgent scholarship that speaks to the present moment. Finally, there is a link to listen to the podcast now: newbooksnetwork.com/the-nursing-clio-reader

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Nursing Clio @nursingclio.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

Some of our fantastic authors and editors sat down with @jwomenshistory.bsky.social to discuss our new book! Tune in to the podcast to hear @ayahnerd.bsky.social @lmansley.bsky.social and @sarahbelle721.bsky.social and learn more about the NC Reader! newbooksnetwork.com/the-nursing-...

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The Nursing Clio Editorial Collective, "The Nursing Clio Reader: Histories of Sex, Reproduction, and Justice" (Rutgers UP, 2025) - New Books Network

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Hopkins Press @hopkinspress.bsky.social · 12/10/2025

Laurie Marhoefer delves into the impacts of the queer press and censorship in Weimar Germany, revealing that print media is historically key to self-discovery and finding community Read free in @jwomenshistory.bsky.social at @ProjectMUSE tinyurl.com/3ycehye4 #BannedBooksWeek #AcademicSky

“(I)n 1929, Helene Stock described the production and distribution of the magazines as a political and even humanitarian act: “I call on all women: commit yourself to a serious deed. Don’t just pursue your own pleasure while thousands of our sisters suffer in muffled despair. Help with enlightenment.””

“The Book Was a Revelation,
I Recognized Myself in it”
Lesbian Sexuality, Censorship, and the
Queer Press in Weimar-era Germany
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Journal of Women’s History
Volume 27, Number 2, Summer 2015

Read free thru 31 October 2025

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Julie Hardwick @juliehardwick.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

Delighted to see Sex in an Old Regime City reviewed here very generously with John Christopoulos on Abortion in EM Italy and Karen Harvey on the Imposteress Rabbit Breeder (Mary Toft - one of my favorites) by @ninakushner.bsky.social

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Catherine Phipps @katyphipps.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

This is my all-stars round: solid celebrity status articles, beautiful research

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Judith DeGroat @jdegroat.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

& @ninakushner.bsky.social ' s great review of, among others, @juliehardwick.bsky.social 's great book!

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KSU Department of History @kstatehistory.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

Very cool!

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Journal of Women's History @jwomenshistory.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

🗃️Open-Access Alert #3: The ENTIRE Spring 2024 Issue of the JWH is open access. See Bonnie G. Smith's remembrance of Natalie Z. Davis, articles by Mytheli Sreenivas, Iris Berger, Michelle Arrow, Mary Louise Roberts, Tamika Nunley, María Martín Gómez, and Frances Luttikhuizen: muse.jhu.edu/issue/52077

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Project MUSE - Journal of Women's History-Volume 36, Number 1, Spring 2024

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Journal of Women's History @jwomenshistory.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

🗃️1/Open-Access Alert #2: Skinner, Salifu, and Ampofo's “'The Right Type of Woman . . . at the Policy Making Level': The International Women’s Year and Representational Struggles in Ghana" is open-access for 1 month: muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/articl...

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Project MUSE - “The Right Type of Woman . . . at the Policy Making Level”: The International Women’s Year and Representational Struggles in Ghana

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Journal of Women's History @jwomenshistory.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

🗃️Open-Access Alert: Annalise DeVries's "Liberty, Honor, and Controlling Reproduction: What Honor and Shame Practices Teach Us About Roe v. Wade" is open access for one month! See how "questions about honor and shame practices...shed fresh light on American family planning jurisprudence."

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Journal of Women's History @jwomenshistory.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

🗃️The Fall Issue of the JWH features articles by Annalise DeVries; Kate Skinner, Jovia Salifu, and Akosua Adomako Ampofo; Tiana U. Wilson; Christina Simmons; Aleksandra Jakubczak; and Bin Yang. See book review essays by Laurel Forster and Jessie Hewitt. muse.jhu.edu/issue/55423

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Project MUSE - Journal of Women's History-Volume 37, Number 3, Fall 2025

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Hopkins Press @hopkinspress.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

NEW ISSUE OUT NOW Journal of Women's History Volume 37, Number 3, Fall 2025 tinyurl.com/4drsdh4c  CONTRIBUTORS Jennifer J. Davis Sandie Holguín  Annalise DeVries  Kate Skinner  Jovia Salifu  Akosua Adomako Ampofo  Tiana U. Wilson  Christina Simmons  Aleksandra Jakubczak and more!

NEW ISSUE OUT NOW
Journal of Women's History
Volume 37, Number 3, Fall 2025
https://tinyurl.com/4drsdh4c

 CONTRIBUTORS
Jennifer J. Davis
Sandie Holguín 
Annalise DeVries 
Kate Skinner
 Jovia Salifu 
Akosua Adomako Ampofo 
Tiana U. Wilson 
Christina Simmons 
Aleksandra Jakubczak
 Bin Yang
 Laurel Forster
 Jessie Hewitt

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Journal of Women's History @jwomenshistory.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

🗃️The Fall Issue of the JWH is out early! Look at our TOC and assign our articles to your students. muse.jhu.edu/issue/55423

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Project MUSE - Journal of Women's History-Volume 37, Number 3, Fall 2025

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Charm City Art Spice @rahnealexander.com · 23/07/2025

When I saw Marissa J. Spears' article about the women in Baltimore's Black Panther party in the new @jwomenshistory.bsky.social , I knew I had to talk about it on the podcast, and I sure learned a lot

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Journal of Women's History @jwomenshistory.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

🗃️Where can you read articles by Luis R. Corteguera, Irene Olivares, Margrethe Birkler, Marissa J. Spear, Da In Choi, Elizabeth Fraterrigo, and Emily Macgillivray, and book review essays by Judy Tzu-Chun Wu and Elyssa Ford? In the latest issue of the JWH--that's where! muse.jhu.edu/issue/54920

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Project MUSE - Journal of Women's History-Volume 37, Number 2, Summer 2025

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Journal of Women's History @jwomenshistory.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

🗃️The JWH Summer issue is out! For the TOC, go here: muse.jhu.edu/issue/54920. See articles about kings as mothers, queer women and queer spaces in monastic communities of Late Antiquity Egypt, women in Baltimore's Black Panther Party, women's domestic servitude in postwar South Korea, (continued)...

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Project MUSE - Journal of Women's History-Volume 37, Number 2, Summer 2025

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Journal of Women's History @jwomenshistory.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

🗃️ The Summer Issue of the JWH is out! Read about our commitment to foreground women's history in these times of erasure and the editors' summary of its contents here: muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/articl...

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Project MUSE - Editorial Note: Transformations and the Power of Imagination

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