To many, the history of the United States can seem long - over two centuries of political discourse, social changes, and frequent fluctuations in just about everything else. The history of our nation, however, is relatively short, especially considering that a grandson of tenth President John Tyler is still alive today. Born in 1928, Harrison … Continue reading “White House Kids” Series – Harrison Ruffin Tyler, Grandson of 10th President John Tyler
Very little is known about Lyncoya, the adopted Muscogee (Creek) son of seventh President, Andrew Jackson. During the Creek War (1813-1814), Colonel Andrew Jackson, accompanied by around 5,000 Tennessee militia troops, was sent to the Mississippi Territory (modern day Alabama) to quell and halt the recent uprising of Creek peoples against White settlers. One of … Continue reading “White House Kids” Series – Lyncoya Jackson
The controversy surrounding the alleged slave children of third President Thomas Jefferson began in 1802 (when Jefferson was in office) and continued until 1998, when genetic evidence connected the descendants of a slave named Sally Hemings to descendants of the Jefferson line. The scandalous, salacious story of Jefferson of fathering slave children that worked on … Continue reading “White House Kids” Series – The Jefferson-Hemings Four
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John F. Kennedy Jr. plays under the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office as his father, President John F. Kennedy, reviews official documents. October, 1963. For the month of April, the Reagan Library Education Blog is proud to announce our new blog series, "White House Kids". Being the President of the United States is by … Continue reading New Blog Series: “White House Kids” – In the Shadow of a Famous Father
The 20th century was a pivotal period for the advancement of the female cause - women’s suffrage was achieved with the passage of the 19th amendment in 1920, the First and Second World Wars showcased the perseverance of women and their capability to be effective in the workforce, and federal legislation would be enacted throughout … Continue reading “Remembering the Ladies” Series – 20th Century Female Artists, Making Art Through Adversity
Historians refer to Abigail Adams as a “Woman of Firsts”: the first woman to be Second Lady of the United States, first woman to be the wife of a United States president as well as a mother of one, the first First Lady to inhabit the newly constructed White House, and one of the first … Continue reading “Remembering the Ladies” Series – Women in the Political Foreground
Photograph of a female wartime worker dropping off her daughter at a nursery in Richmond, California, 1943. (Library of Congress) Photograph of Barack Obama signing the reauthorization of the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act, putting it back into law, 2013. (Obama White House Archives) The challenges that women have faced in history are … Continue reading “Remembering the Ladies” Series – Child Care: A Contemporary Issue
Photograph of Geraldine Ferraro - the Vice Presidential candidate for the Democratic ticket in the 1984 presidential election - exiting an airplane with Boston Mayor Raymond Flynn and Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis. (City of Boston Archives) Photograph of the six female Democratic candidates at the 1992 Democratic National Convention. Senator Barbara Mikulski is in the … Continue reading “Remembering the Ladies” Series – Women Emerging in Government
Advertisement and newspaper excerpt announcing the FDA’s approval of Enovid as a contraceptive, 1960. (Public Domain) Photograph of Katharine McCormick at a pro-women’s suffrage rally, 1913. (Public Domain) Running parallel to the women who took positions of leadership in the civil rights movement, there were several stirrings of legislative action taking place that were specifically … Continue reading “Remembering the Ladies” Series – Legislating Change in Life and Society
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
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