Photograph of Susan B. Anthony standing beside Elizabeth Cady Stanton. (Public Domain) Cover page of the official program for the NAWSA’s Woman Suffrage Procession in Washington, D.C., 1913. (Library of Congress) Among the many individuals and groups involved in the women’s rights movement in the United States, a mutually-shared long-term goal was the extension of … Continue reading “Remembering the Ladies” Series – Pursuing Suffrage and Civil Rights
Portrait photograph of Elizabeth Cady Stanton with her two sons, 1848. (Library of Congress) Painted portrait of Lucretia Mott, c. 1842. (Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery) The Seneca Falls Convention - held in the eponymous area of upstate New York - was the first major convention for women’s rights held in the United States. Hosted from … Continue reading “Remembering the Ladies” Series – Women’s Rights in the National Spotlight
Portrait of First Lady Abigail Adams by Gilbert Stuart, c. 1800-1815. (National Gallery of Art) “Declaration of Independence” painting by John Trumbull, 1819. John Adams is depicted as the centermost figure. (Public Domain) While the recorded history of women in the United States predates the colonial era, one of the more significant steps in its … Continue reading “Remembering the Ladies” Series – Emerging Changes in Post-Revolution America
A Harry Grant Dart political cartoon published in "Puck," satirizing negative connotations of women smoking in public, 1908. (Library of Congress) In honor of Women’s History Month, the Reagan Library Education Blog is pleased to announce its next major blog series! The history of the United States is defined by the differing perspectives and experiences … Continue reading New Blog Series: “Remembering the Ladies” – Women’s Issues in the Past and Present
The Japanese Empire’s attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941 pulled the United States into the then-ongoing Second World War. Beyond the political and military mobilization that followed in response to the day’s destruction, racial tensions in the American public near-completely turned against citizens of Japanese descent, some of whom had lived in the … Continue reading Apologies and Forgiveness for Executive Order 9066 – February Historical Events
An illustration by Jean Baptiste Antoine de Verger showing the uniforms of soldiers from different regiments in the Continental Army in the American Revolutionary War, 1781. The African soldier on the far left side is from the 1st Rhode Island Regiment. (Library of Congress) “The Death of General Warren at the Battle of Bunker's Hill, … Continue reading “Honoring Accomplishments” Series – African-Americans in the Armed Forces
Stylized portrait painting of James Derham by Jeremy Paten (blackpast.org) Portrait painting of Benjamin Rush - a co-signer of the Declaration of Independence - by Charles Willson Peale, c. 1818. (Public Domain) The practice of medicine in the United States dates back to the colonial era, as does the history of African-Americans involved in it. … Continue reading “Honoring Accomplishments” Series – African-Americans in Medicine
An original printed broadside of Jupiter Hammon’s “An Evening Thought,” his first published poem, 1761. (New York Historical Society) Original printed copy of Jupiter Hammon’s “Address to the Negroes in the State of New-York,” 1806. (Public Domain) The evolution of the African diaspora is closely intertwined with the history of the United States. Accordingly, the … Continue reading “Honoring Accomplishments” Series – African-Americans in Literature
Photograph of gathered attendees of the Lincoln Jubilee, a historical predecessor of Black History Month, 1915. (Public Domain) Photograph of the building where the first Black History Month celebrations took place at Kent State University, c. 1970. (Wikimedia Commons) In recognition and celebration of Black History Month, the Reagan Library Education Blog is pleased to … Continue reading New Blog Series: “Honoring Accomplishments” – African-American Achievements in Life and Society
With the onset of the 2008 presidential election season, the country was faced with a series of domestic and international crises. After seven years, the combined wars in Afghanistan and Iraq had heavily declined in public support. While the American casualty rates were significantly lower than in previous wars, the financial, social, and political costs … Continue reading American Elections and Campaigns – 2008 to 2012: “Hope” in Politics, “Change” in Technology
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