The Dirt on the Past: Nast Wenches, Good Wives, and Foul Bodies

<p>Welcome to this week's edition of The Dirt on the Past as we speak with Dr. Kathleen Brown about her research on early America. Dr. Brown's research focuses on the 17th and 18th centuries, and the ways in which historical constructions of gender, race, and the human body were foundational to the institutions of slavery and of human rights.</p>