#16: Out of the Closet and Into the Courts
Geoffrey R. Stone tells the epic story of how sex came to be legislated in America; Linda Heywood introduces us to an African queen cooler than Cleopatra; and John Dvorak gives us a lesson in the total eclipse of the heart. Er, sun.
Mentioned in this episode:\u2022 Geoffrey R. Stone\u2019s Sex and the Constitution\u2022 Linda M. Heywood\u2019s Njinga of Angola\u2022 The upcoming solar eclipse on August 21st, with an interactive map from NASA
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