At the beginning of the 19th century, most Euro-Americans would bathe three times: after birth, before marriage (which was required if one was a woman), and after death. Handwashing was...
Annalee (Annie) Ring is a doctoral student in Philosophy at the University of Oregon whose research focuses on intersectional feminisms, critical phenomenology, and genealogy. Her work on cleanliness has received...
...project that was supported by a grant from the Center for the Study of Women in Society. Annie will be a Baird Society Resident Scholar at the Smithsonian in summer...
