Check out my interview with the “Curious by Nature” Podcast
Also available on Spotify and Apple podcasts https://www.newswise.com/articles/curious-by-nature-dr-kathleen-casey-why-do-we-care-about-purses
TV appearance on Fox Carolina
Check out my appearance on Fox Carolina’s morning show with Margaret Burnquist. https://www.foxcarolina.com/video/2025/08/12/book-highlights-fascinating-history-purse/
Oxford University Press Blog: Timeline of the Cultural History of the Purse
In conducting research for The Things She Carried: A Cultural History of the Purse in America, Kathleen B. Casey discovered how one everyday object—the purse—could function as a portal to […]
The Purse Is More Than a Fashion Statement. It’s a Historical and Social Signifier.
Far more than fashion, the purse has long served as a vessel of identity, resistance and survival—especially for those pushed to society’s margins. The Purse Is More Than a Fashion […]
Casey’s book about purses reviewed in Foreward and Library Journal
What do purses, sacks and bags tell us about important moments in history? Furman University’s Kathleen B. Casey lays it all out in her new book “The Things She Carried: A Cultural […]
Teaching Sex to Empower, Not to Control: Sex Ed in Sweden vs. South Carolina
A group of South Carolina students travels to Sweden to explore a radically different model of sex education—one rooted in trust, inclusivity and scientific facts … rather than fear, control […]
10 Books to Read this Pride Month
Oxford University Press Blog — “10 Books to Read this Pride Month” (June 2025)
The First Self-Proclaimed Drag Queen Was a Formerly Enslaved Man
“The First Self-Proclaimed Drag Queen Was a Formerly Enslaved Man,” by Cari Shane, Smithsonian Magazine, June 9, 2023
The Renaissance of Feminist Bookstores
“The Renaissance of Feminist Bookstores,” Ms.Magazine.com, January 21, 2023
Teaching the Deep Roots of Abortion in America
“Teaching the Deep Roots of Abortion in America,” Ms.Magazine.com, November 30, 2022