Wangari Maathai Biography

Source: Biography

Read this biography of Wangari Maathi, a Kenyan environmentalist and human rights activist who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2004.

Tracing F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Minnesota Roots

Source: The New York Times

Read about the city that influenced Fitzgerald and his work.

Who Was John Wilkes Booth Before He Became Lincoln’s Assassin?

Source: NPR

Before John Wilkes Booth shot and killed Abraham Lincoln, he was a talented and popular actor. This article takes a look at his life prior to his assassination of the president.

Women Explorers

Source: National Geographic

This is a great visual timeline of famous women explorers who made their mark in the 19th and 20th centuries.

Economy in The 1950s

Source: Shmoop.com

After World War II the Fifties brought about a change in the standards of living for Americans. How did advertising contribute to consumerism?

College move-in day: What would Henry David Thoreau say?

Source: The Christian Science Monitor

Columnist Danny Heitman compares the relative luxuries of his daughter’s LSU college dorm room to what famed author Henry David Thoreau experienced at Harvard in the 1830s.

Elie Wiesel Taught the World How to Confront Atrocities

Source: National Geographic

Elie Wiesel, Holocaust survivor and Nobel Peace Prize winner, passed away on July 2, 2016. Read to learn more about the impact of his life’s work.

Is Abraham Lincoln the Most Unifying President in U.S. History?

Source: The Atlantic

After an election, a president must work to bring together the opposing sides. See the results of a poll concerning who Americans think has succeeded at that task.

Marie Curie

Source: Nobel Prize

Read about how the famed scientist Marie Curie made her own path to greatness.

Why President? How The U.S. Named Its Leader

Source: NPR

This radio piece covers the disagreement the Senate and House of Representatives had in 1789 about how to refer to the United States’ newly-elected leader.