by V.B., Summer Intern | Jul 13, 2021 | Amish Religion, Wisconsin v. Yoder
In 1972, the Supreme Court of the United States of America ruled in favor of the respondents (Amish parents) who argued that the State of Wisconsin could not mandate that Amish children continue to attend school until age 16, which was the state’s compulsory age. All...
by V.B., Summer Intern | Jul 9, 2021 | Amish Culture, Wisconsin v. Yoder
At the 2018 Annual Inaugural Conference, “Disrupting History: Reclaiming Our Amish Story,” Professor Michael Billig gave an impassioned lecture about the value of neutrality in the social sciences. He argued that Amish Studies, a field that claims to explain the...
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