Vague phrasing in the state’s Revolutionary-era Constitution enfranchised women who met specific property requirements. A ...

From the Vanderbilts to the 9th Duke of Marlborough, meet the historical socialites, aristocrats, robber barons, and more ...

Test your knowledge of US voting rights history with our quiz! Explore landmark amendments, key laws, and ongoing challenges ...

TikTok sensation and country music rebel Jessie Murph, is prompting heated online conversation about the status of wome ...

She recounts the lives of Maria Stewart, the first American woman to speak about politics before a mixed audience of men and women; African Methodist Episcopal preacher Jarena Lee; Reconstruction-era ...

Six decades of civil-rights efforts haven’t budged it, and the usual prescriptions—including reparations—offer no lasting ...

Also, Northampton Community College will finish its summer season with the musical “Hairspray” and GoggleWorks and Penn Street Market will present Reading Roots Market.

This summer marks the 150th anniversary of Alice Dunbar's birth. The Paul Laurence Dunbar House Historic Site is presenting two major events celebrating her life and achievements.

This canal in Upstate New York connects towns, monuments, and outdoor activities for everyone from boaters to history buffs ...

Today's guest is University of Pennsylvania historian Sophia Rosenfeld, the author of The Age of Choice: A History of Freedom in Modern Life. Her book explores why we've come to basically equate ...

A new biography of Elizabeth Gurley Flynn, born in Concord in 1890, provides evidence that Flynn, a celebrated and maligned ...

The “Our Lives, Our Stories” African American Women’s Health Conference is a culturally responsive health conference that centers the needs of Black women in our region,” Lynne Chambers ...