UPDATE: Gueli’s talk has been rescheduled, for Wednesday, May 18. See our website for more information about her book. On … More
Category: Women’s History
Representative Caroline O’Day
Caroline Goodwin was born on a Georgia plantation in 1875 but spent years working for progressive causes, including woman suffrage … More
After the Civil War: Woman Suffrage
–by Leah Shafer, USCHS intern Ironically, the women so willing to disguise themselves to fight in the Civil War and … More
Women Soldiers in the Civil War
–by Tessa Wakefield, USCHS intern When I think of women and their involvement in American wars, the images that come … More
Suffrage Parades
–by Tessa Wakefield, USCHS intern On March 3, 1913, the Women’s Suffrage Parade was held in Washington D.C. On Sunday, … More
Jeannette Rankin
Editor’s note: Welcome to the first post by one of USCHS’ great crop of current interns. We’ll have more, on … More
The Lindy Claiborne Boggs Congressional Reading Room
–by Sarah Lewis March is officially Women’s History Month, and what better way to welcome its start than by talking … More
Beginnings and Endings
This week, a new figure joined the statuary pantheon in the Capitol. Political leaders of all stripes joined civil rights … More
Honoring Rosa Parks
Editor’s note: February 4 marked the centennial of Rosa Park’s birth. –by Sarah Lewis Many of us are familiar with … More
The 21st Amendment: The End of Prohibition
–by Joanna Hallac December 5th marks the 79th anniversary of the ratification of the 21st Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, … More