​Elizabeth Yale

The Circle's Old, Tired Narrative of Women Controlled by Technology

The movie adds to a centuries-long tradition of depicting men as tech’s string-pullers. But women started subverting this story before it even took hold.

• ​Elizabeth Yale
• May 9, 2017

Astronomy’s Evolving Gender Dynamics

For centuries, women quietly played major roles in some of the field’s biggest breakthroughs.

• ​Elizabeth Yale
• April 4, 2016

When Do Official Documents Belong to the Public?

Hillary Clinton is hardly the first government officer to try to keep her correspondence private. The fight over her emails echoes battles that stretch back to the inception of government archives.

• ​Elizabeth Yale
• March 30, 2015

The Mortality of Paper

What do you do when your life's artifacts are ruined?

• ​Elizabeth Yale
• July 10, 2014