Ask a Historian
By UW–Madison History Department
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Every episode, we bring a question submitted by an audience member to a historian at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and ask them to share their response. What would you ask a historian? Send us your questions: outreach@history.wisc.edu
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What was the beginning of the Great Depression?
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May 05, 2022 |
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What did femininity look like in ancient Rome?
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Jan 18, 2022 |
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What is the history of anti-vaccination beliefs?
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May 20, 2021 |
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Are nursing homes for seniors a relatively new concept?
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May 10, 2021 |
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Is the Game of Ur the oldest game in history?
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Apr 15, 2021 |
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How did missionaries in colonial India communicate with the people they were trying to convert?
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Mar 31, 2021 |
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Why do many young people lack basic knowledge about the Holocaust and how do we fix this?
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Mar 13, 2021 |
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HISTORY LAB 3 How do historians determine what's true when working with primary sources?
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Dec 17, 2020 |
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How did undocumented immigrants come to dominate the workforce on U.S. dairy farms?
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Dec 09, 2020 |
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HISTORY LAB 2 How much time has to pass before something is considered history?
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Dec 04, 2020 |
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How has the United States used the category of citizenship to target people for mistreatment and exclusion?
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Nov 24, 2020 |
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HISTORY LAB 1 How do I know if a website is a reliable source?
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Nov 20, 2020 |
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SPECIAL: Florence Robinson, Gerda Lerner, and Women's History at UW-Madison
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Nov 10, 2020 |
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How do podcasts enrich student learning in the History classroom?
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Oct 27, 2020 |
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How did Egyptian feminism develop between the Egyptian Revolution and the Arab Spring?
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Oct 12, 2020 |
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What does it mean to reckon with the history of racism at the University of Wisconsin—Madison?
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Sep 28, 2020 |
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Why have Asian Americans often been the target of xenophobic and racist attacks during disease outbreaks?
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May 26, 2020 |
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What lessons can the history of Ebola in West Africa offer as we face the COVID-19 pandemic?
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May 11, 2020 |
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Why do racist incidents come as a surprise to many Americans?
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Apr 09, 2020 |