The New York Times hailed Marian Anderson as “one of the great singers of our time.”
A Jewish immigrant from Russia, William F. Friedman became a codebreaker for the U.S. Government.
Elizebeth Friedman’s codebreaking in WWII enabled the US to win the “Battle of the Atlantic”.
They united to abolish slavery and advance the rights of women in the 19th Century. They were just some of the first generation of suffragists.
Before women's suffrage, Black women led the fight for voting rights—and still do today.
Black women played an essential role in the suffrage movement.
Is the U.S. at a tipping point in the nearly 100-year-long fight to ratify the ERA?
After fighting for the vote for 30 years, Carrie Chapman Catt was restless. As president of the National American Woman Suffrage Association, Catt devised a diplomatic plan.
Learn how an editor selects images, footage, and expert interviews to convey the desolation of the Lost Battalion.
There is no such thing as “Mr. Yoga,” but there was a “Mr. Pilates.” Explore the popular fitness regime’s surprising roots in WWI.
Filmmaker Stephen Ives introduces an American who escaped the racism of Georgia, and fought bravely on the battlefields of France.
Filmmaker Stephen Ives explains that for Woodrow Wilson, the Great War was a chance to for America to become a global citizen.
