Annette Tells Tales

ANNETTE TELLS TALES Computers start getting into our heads, hosted by Walter Cronkite

Jun 17 •

Cracking Back, Amen

ANNETTE TELLS TALES Chiropractic as a religion. Wait, what?

Jun 3 •

ANNETTE TELLS TALES Why people think what they think about an utterly useless and dull rectangle of grass

May 20 •

Brit Honeymoon in the Slave South

ANNETTE TELLS TALES An Englishwoman who would go on to make a splash chats with everyone she meets

Apr 29 •

Talking Bout Revolution

ANNETTE TELLS TALES American Independence from Britain? Not so fast. A week is a long time in politics!

Mar 22 •

Farm to Fork Before Food Was Cool

ANNETTE TELLS TALES The celeb who crusaded against bad American food (in the early 20th century)

Mar 18 •

Slaves Quiet Quit in . . . New England (!?)

ANNETTE TELLS TALES How we all make historic change, often just by doing our own thing

Mar 11 •

The Woman Who Disliked Kids, and Saved Their Lives Anyway

ANNETTE TELLS TALES The founder of Save the Children was an unlikely savior: A reminder that labels stop us from learning,

Mar 4 •

Scots Cancel Slavery! (or maybe not)

ANNETTE TELLS TALES In 1977, a historian takes a deep dive into a letter written by Scots living in the American Deep South

Feb 25 •

Out of One, Many Marys Again

ANNETTE TELLS TALES Born into Slavery, Raised in Wealth. Meet Mary Church Terrell, because you'll be glad you did

Feb 4 •

Posh Powerful Secrets

ANNETTE TELLS TALES BONUS (with EXTRA BONUS for Nonnies, annual and monthly paid subscribers) The Secret Diary of Billy, age 35 3/4: Behind his lofty…

Jan 28 •

ANNETTE TELLS TALES Poshness is always in style . . . Lessons from 18th Century Britain and British America

Jan 21 •

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