Kathrine Switzer, the first woman to run the Boston Marathon with a bib number, paved the way for women in running. Click here to read about the historic run and learn how she combines sports and advocacy.
Tag Archives: History
A Timeline of 1968: The Year That Shattered America
The events of 1968 had long-lasting cultural and social effects. Scroll through the color-coded timeline, paying special attention to student movements (shown in red).
Mary Wollstonecraft Biography
This biography describes the major life events of feminist writer Mary Wollstonecraft, author of A Vindication of the Rights of Woman.
In the Gilded Age, Americans loved and feared the railroad companies — and it can teach Big Tech a valuable lesson
Tech company CEO Richard White compares current internet service providers and how to regulate them to railroad companies of the Gilded Age.
Blacks, Baseball, and the Civil War
In this account of baseball history, read about black ball clubs’ interactions with white ball clubs and how the players fought for more equality on and off the field.
On this day, the Boston Massacre lights the fuse of revolution
This aticle explains what led to the Boston Massacre in March 1770 and what its effects were.
John Smith Biography
This biography details the life of early American colonist John Smith.
Plessy and Ferguson: Descendants of a divisive Supreme Court decision unite
The Supreme Court’s ruling in the case of Plessy v. Ferguson upheld racial segregation in the United States. Learn how descendants of the opposing sides have come together.
Born-Into-Slavery Narratives Discovered in Newspaper
In 2017, a Pennsylvania historian found several slave narratives that had been published in a local newspaper in 1893. Read this article to learn more.
A Deeper Look at the Politicians Who Passed the Civil Rights Act of 1964
This article notes some of the key players in the passing of the Civil Rights Act. Roll over the hotspots in the image to find out more about each person.
Revolutionary War army comes to life in newly discovered painting
Learn how an uncovered painting provided historians with new details of George Washington’s army.
Ellis Island
This article inlcudes an overview of the importance of Ellis Island in the history of immigration in the United States. It then provides a more detailed timeline of happenings on the island.
African American Spirituals
Why might singing be important for laboring slaves? Click this link to learn more about the important roles folksongs called spirituals played in the lives of slaves.
Crossing the Ocean Blue
The great explorer Christopher Columbus left Spain in 1492 on a voyage of exploration. The 3 ships he set off with were believed to be “technology that was far ahead of its time”. Think of this connection and about why this article appears on The American Society of Mechanical Engineers website.
‘One Nation with News for All’: Newseum looks at Ethnic media in America
Read about the contributions of foreign-language and ethnic media in the United States.
On Protest Photography
Writer Maisie Skidmore discusses the power of photography to record protest movements.
Lowell Mill Women Create the First Union of Working Women
In the early 1800s, the women who worked in Massachussetts textile mills organized to fight for better working conditions.
Why the Colonies Most Galvanizing Leader Never Became a Founding Father
Learn how James Otis, Jr., inpsired early revolutionary thinking with fiery speeches against British rule.
The real history of Native American team names
In this article, the writer explores the history and context of Native American team names and logos.
Macbeth’s encounter with the witches
Shakespeare’s source material, Holinshed’s Chronicles, appeared in two versions. Scholars from Oxford University have recently made side-by-side comparisons available online.