by Carrie Chapman Catt and Nettie Rogers Shuler How the Woman Suffrage Movement BeganThat Adjective Male 1866 The Averted Triumph 1848-1860It was not until 1848 that the compact, made…
Hot-Foot Hannibal The Capture of a Slaver A Negro Schoolmaster in the New South by W. E. Burghardt Du Bois Once upon a time I taught school in the hills of Tennessee, where the…
The Astrodome in Houston, Texas is among American sites most at risk America's Most Endangered Places America's Most Endangered Places 2012America's Most Endangered Places 2011America's Most…
Here are some facts about women who have served or are currently serving in the U.S. Congress.
313 women have been elected or appointed to the U.S. Congress. Jeannette Rankin, Republican from…
The Greek word drakon comes from a verb meaning “to see,” to “look at,” and more remotely “to watch” and “to flash.” The animal called a dragon is a winged crocodile with a serpent's tail…
Nightmare: A Tale for an Autumn EveningAfter a Print by George CruikshankIt was a gusty night,
With the wind booming, and swooping,
Looping round corners,
Sliding over the cobble-stones,…
