Both English and American records indicate various terms used to describe this population. An entry in a...
History
Ernestine Rose championed abolition and women’s rights in her adopted land. On May 22, 1869, at age...
Many women fighting for the ballot saw immigrants as backward, ignorant, and less worthy. In September 1914,...
Defense and other spending for the American colonists. One of the more intractable problems facing historians of...
Attorney General Edmund Randolph, Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson advised him the bill was unconstitutional. The U.S....
To Jefferson, the importance of New Orleans could not be understated. At the beginning of 1803, the...
By making the world safe for democracy, the “Hello Girls” boosted suffrage back home. In 1917, U.S....
While teaching students at the Walker Beauty School in Chicago Joyner had the idea to create a...
The majority of the Oak Ridge inhabitants and workers were women. The highly anticipated July 21 release...
Examining the relationship between dress iconography and clothing discourse in ancient Rome. Abstract This paper examines the...
The new grande industrie affected fashion, which in turn contributed to the growth of commerce. Introduction Technology...
From the mid-1800s onward, an ethic of thrift and ingenuity was woven into American clothing. In 1928,...
The Greeks borrowed for their device the Babylonian idea of dividing a circle into 360 degrees. Introduction...
By inspiring astronomical inquiry, astrology ultimately helped birth scientific innovations. Introduction Western astrology refers to a form...
Early scientists were eager to use photographic technologies to learn more about the moon. You’ve probably seen...
Alchemy really took off in Greco-Roman Egypt from the 1st to 7th century CE. Introduction Alchemy is...
The early Merovingian kings and queens were not particularly interested in cultivating cultural activity. Sometime between 664...
Distinctive individuals used by scholastic thinkers as models for thinking about their own particular identities. Individual Thinkers...
The Medici, a wealthy and powerful Florentine family, had fortune was built on their banking industry. Introduction...
The remarkable wealth of the London vintners in the fourteenth century created a distinctive locus. Introduction On...
Coins and seals held differing functions in medieval society. Introduction Over the past two decades, medieval women...
Gambling has been around for several hundred years. The first entertainment of this type was documented in...
The law courts in Athens were different and diverse: as time changed they changed too. Introduction The...
The three types of manorial court were distinguished by the importance of those who made use of...
Presidents have long considered religious, racial, and gender diversity when appointing new members to the Court. By...
Analyzing blood residue on spearpoints and stone tools used by people who lived in the Carolinas millennia...
The multiple ways in which animals and humans intersect in medieval medical history. Introduction This article will...
The forgotten legacy of a pioneering Black scientist who conducted trailblazing research on animal cognitive traits. Introduction...
When the Nazis annexed Austria, the von Trapps realized that they were on thin ice with a...
The technological innovation transformed how Americans saw the world, and how the world viewed America. In 1959,...