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Welcome to this week's instalment of /r/AskHistorians' Sunday Digest (formerly the Day of Reflection). Nobody can read all the questions and answers that are posted here, so in this thread we invite you to share anything you'd like to highlight from the last week - an interesting discussion, an informative answer, an insightful question that was overlooked, or anything else.
We’ve come to the final Sunday Showcase of Women’s History Month! It’s been a blast reading through some of the awesome older threads and highlighting some history that’s often overlooked.
Mark your calendars though readers because we’re not quite done with it yet! Tuesday March 31st sees the next entry in our Spring Flair Campaign! Dedicated to Women’s History, the feature thread are intended to be open ended prompts to give EVERYONE a chance to write whatever they want, as long as it related to the main topic. Have you ever thought about going for a flair? These features are the perfect opportunity!
Without further adu, lets revisit some great threads written about women in history, or by some amazing women.
/u/sunagainstgold wrote about During the Middle Ages, How Did A Woman Rise To Lead A Convent or Abbey?
/u/CommodoreCoCo raided the source to talk about Co-Ed classes in 1930’s America.
/u/Antiquarianism had a fascinating post on What roles and relationships were available to LGBTQ+ women and femmes in pre-colonial Africa and Oceania?
It’s the last Digest of March and just woo, what a month we’ve had. If your finding yourself stuck inside for who knows how many reasons, I have the perfect cure for your boredom! A perfectly compiled, artisanal crafted digest filled to the brim with excellent history posts! Have a browse through and enjoy! Don’t forget to upvote all your favorite authors and thank them!
Start off with a host of special features and regular events!
We had two fantastic AMAs! I'm Dr. Adam H. Domby, author of "The False Cause: Fraud, Fabrication, and White Supremacy in Confederate Memory." AMA about the Lost Cause, Civil War Memory, Confederate monuments, and any thing else about the Civil War and Reconstruction in General. Thanks /u/AdamHDomby for the AMA!
And /u/silkenat did I am Dr. David Silkenat, here to discuss my recent book 'Raising the White Flag: How Surrender Defined the American Civil War'
It’s the next Rules Roundtable V: Sources, What is Required?
We’re still experimenting with the weekly newsletter! Give us your thoughts in BETA Test: Weekly Round-Up and Newsletter | 2020-03-27
Check out all the fantastic responses in The Working Class Histories Floating Feature: A open thread to share and give voice to the histories of working class people through the ages!
As we continue to be inundated with infectiously good plague posts, there’s another Pandemics and Quarantine History - Megathread II
Free books!? Awesome Roman Videos!? And so much more in the Friday Free For All.
We’ve got two awesome posts in the Saturday Showcase!
An important META discussion in Thinking about History Education as an Unexpected Homeschooler
That ends us off for another week. Stay sane out there redditors and I’ll see you next week! And keep your eyes open, because Wednesday might see who knows what kind of shenanigans…
Spare a thought for the interesting yet overlooked questions that still cry out for the attention of experts. Feel free to share any threads that caught your eye as well!
/u/Vafthruthnirson asked about Christian recognition of Islam as a separate religion.
/u/rappingwhiteguys asked Did The Mongilian Pax Mongolics Spread Crops In A Similar Way To The Columbian Exchange?
/u/neerwil wants to know Do plagues affect nomadic peoples differently than settled peoples?
/u/ohsideSHOWbob answered my question on How was land/property divided after the 1948 Arab–Israeli War / Israeli War of Independence?