Identity

Words do have power. They don’t just inform. They can convince or dissuade. They can excite us or they can discourage us. And all of that just might explain something we’ve noticed for two of our recent posts. Which would you say is the hardest for historical researchers: Finding records on “people,” or finding records on women? ...

15 March 2015 When we extract a “fact” from a source and we cite that source in our research notes, we feel so virtuous, don’t we? Our inner self reaches out and pats us on the back. “Atta girl! Way to go! Keep up this good stuff!” Truth it, citing sources doesn’t mean ...