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Early American women were subject to laws steeped in coverture’s assumptions of gendered inequality, and these restrictions continued long after the United States won its independence from Britain.

From Salon • Oct. 13, 2024

The Brownstone Boys wiped Varathane Early American stain onto their chair with cheesecloth.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 3, 2024

Similar revelations abound in “Unnamed Figures: Black Presence and Absence in the Early American North,” a vitally important, deeply moving show currently at the American Folk Art Museum.

From New York Times • Dec. 21, 2023

Early American portraits of Black people are rare, but a marvelous image of a prosperous sailor, dated circa 1800 and acquired 15 years ago, hangs nearby.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 7, 2021

Early American writers, Henry James and Nathaniel Hawthorne, complained bitterly about the bleakness and flatness of the American scene.

From "Native Son" by Richard Wright