Jocelyn Sears | Culture & History Writing

CULTURAL WRITING

Below is a sampling of articles that I wrote and researched, on topics from path-breaking historical women to weird cultural phenomena.

"For Centuries, People Took Chunks of Stonehenge Home as Souvenirs"

"Clothing Britain’s Spies during World War II"

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"Wearing a 19th-Century Mourning Veil Could Result in— Twist—Death"

"How Photo Retouching

Worked Before Photoshop"

"8 Odd Beauty Standards in

Turn-of-the-Century Photographs"

"7 Photographic Tricks, Hoaxes,

and Fads Before Photoshop"

"5 Very Early Stories About American Women and Voting"

"13 Questionable Weight-Loss Products From History"

"7 Facts About Bertha Knight Landes, First Female Mayor of a Major American City"

"9 Facts About Pioneering Lawyer and Activist Belva Lockwood"

"9 Facts About Jeannette Rankin, the First Woman Elected to Congress"

"9 Facts About Frances Perkins, the First Female Cabinet Member"

"Why Does Santa Claus Come Down the Chimney?"

"Why Women Couldn’t Wear Pants on the Senate Floor Until 1993"

"Behind the Magic: 15 Secrets of Disney Park Characters"