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19th-century Kansas school should get its historic status. Here’s why | Opinion
First built in the 1800s to educate all elementary school children of South Park, Kansas, the two-room schoolhouse is ...
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How Women in New Jersey Gained—and Lost—the Right to Vote More Than a Century Before the 19th Amendment Granted Suffrage Nationwide
Vague phrasing in the state’s Revolutionary-era Constitution enfranchised women who met specific property requirements. A ...
Meet the Real People Who Inspired 'The Gilded Age' Characters
From the Vanderbilts to the 9th Duke of Marlborough, meet the historical socialites, aristocrats, robber barons, and more ...
How the Black aristocracy of the Gilded Age ushered in a new era of education and freedom
HBO's "The Gilded Age" has explored what it was like for wealthy Black Americans in the late 1800s in New York City.
How Well Do You Know the U.S. Voting Rights? Check Quiz Questions with Answers and Facts
Test your knowledge of US voting rights history with our quiz! Explore landmark amendments, key laws, and ongoing challenges ...
A guide to every historical figure who's been on 'The Gilded Age'
Learn about the real people in "The Gilded Age," including J.P. Morgan and Alva Vanderbilt, as the series intertwines history ...
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Commentary: It’s time to uphold and update the Voting Rights Act
The John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act making its way through Congress would eliminate voter suppression, including obstacles to voter registration, reduced polling places and hours, ...
Meet the artist who will build the Sadie T.M. Mossell Alexander statue at Thomas Paine Plaza
Sculptor Vinnie Bagwell will create a statue of Alexander, honoring the Philly trailblazer’s civil rights legacy.
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The Surprising Legacy of Ocean Grove, NJ - PBS
Discover how Ocean Grove, NJ, helped shape the American summer vacation, rooted in 19th-century Methodist camp meetings. This Drive By History episode also highlights the remarkable women of Ocean ...
From Benjamin Franklin to Pony Express to anthrax: How the US Postal Service shaped a nation
The U.S. Postal Service is turning 250. Saturday’s anniversary comes as the agency faces financial challenges.
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High Plains Chautauqua to recall 20th century America
The theme of this year’s event is “America in the 20th Century,” and it will run Aug. 4-8 primarily at Aims Community College ...
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Irresponsible Isla Fisher is in cloud-cuckoo land thinking women don’t need marriage – here’s why we MUST tie the knot
ISLA Fisher is in cloud-cuckoo land when she tells women not to bother with marriage. In the wake of finalising her divorce from the comedian Sacha Baron Cohen, she re-posted this on Instagram: ...