Podbean Mainley History Podcast released an interview with Professor Kyle Volk, The Maine Law and Rum Riot, about the state of Maine and prohibition in the 19th century. Listen to the podcast interview here.

The Unsung History Podcast featured Professor Kyle Volk for an episode, Prohibition in the 1850s, about prohibition and alcohol in American history. Maine passed the first prohibition law in the early 1950s and 12 other states closely followed suit. This cast highlights the 1850s Maine Laws and early attempts at prohibition. Listen to the podcast here.

Former director of the Public History Program at UM, Professor Anya Jabour, wrote an article, “It’s Up to the Women,” for the Eleanor Roosevelt Historic Site. The article dives into Eleanor Roosevelt’s life and her introduction to women’s rights, activism, and politics. It also lays out many of ER’s achievements and the groundwork she laid for later feminists and activists. Like many women at the time, ER struggled with finding her way in a world dominated by men, and Jabour explores that in the context of feminism in the early 19th century. Read the article here.