Letters from the Archives
A fictional letter from 1853alt Baton Rouge responds to a lady’s sharp critique of steamboat racing. Dignity, steam, and a hint of bruised pride.
Society of the Vis-à-Vis
Two fictional letters from 1913alt debate the Housewives’ egg boycott with equal parts wit and indignation. Mayonnaise, morals, and meringues are on the line.
Letters from the Archives
In this fictional response to an 1853 editorial, Sarah Louviere challenges the idea that girls are born neat and boys wild. Mud, hammers, and freedom ensue.
Society of the Vis-à-Vis
In this 1873alt satire, a woman of “breeding” protests the rise of civic equality—before being flattened by poetic justice in the form of a horse.