A Mighty “Queen”
Alydia Leslie Alydia Leslie

A Mighty “Queen”

Read about William Dorsey Swann, the first black drag queen in recorded American history.

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PAST IN POSTS

Past in Posts is the digital publishing platform of Past in Process. Past in Posts will feature Past in Process news, UT and Texas history blog posts written by our staff members, and excellent shorter submissions from undergraduate authors around the world.

Past in Posts will accept articles between 800 and 2000 words in length. If your submission is chosen, our editorial and peer-reviewer teams will work closely with you to ensure your article is of top quality when published. Particularly compelling and engaging submissions will be published on Not Even Past, the University of Texas at Austin History department’s well-known digital public history platform. Not Even Past’s readership regularly reaches tens of thousands, and if you are interested in publishing on Not Even Past along with Past in Posts, make sure to let us know in the submission form.

If you are interested in submitting an article and have a premise but need assistance with research or writing, please fill out the form on the left.

When reading your submission, we will look for a well-formulated thesis and argument and how well your evidence and structure supports your argument. Examples of types of articles we look for are linked below.