A reworking of the Bullitt family papers to highlight the people enslaved by the Bullitt family on the Oxmoor plantation and the Cottonwood plantation from the late eighteenth century to […]
Only 100 years ago, in 1920, the 19th Amendment was ratified, granting women the right to vote in the United States. The fight for ratification was long and difficult for […]
Theodore Roosevelt was the 26th President of the United States, from 1901 to 1909. Here you can read about his six children, their lives at the White House and beyond. […]
The United States is made up of 50 states, plus 6 territories/jurisdictions: Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, the US Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and Washington, DC. In this […]
Women representing a range of environmental and arts-based organizations share their work and ask: “How Can The Arts Inspire Environmental Advocacy?” Presenters included: Amy Lipton, director/curator of ecoartspace, Miranda Massie, […]
"The Art of Citizenship" is a digital resource that explores the modern-day relevance of Thomas Jefferson's ideas about the American experiment in self-government. Using videos, podcasts, photos, timelines, and quotes, […]
We the People: Civic Engagement in a Constitutional Democracy Gain a foundational knowledge of American constitutional democracy and understand how to encourage others to explore their own civic paths, while […]
Every election season in the United States revolves around a set of issues—health care, foreign affairs, the economy. In 1868, at the height of the Reconstruction, the pressing issue was […]
Women have been working side by side with each other and with men – fathers, brothers, partners, husbands, sons – throughout human existence. The theme “women at work” should therefore […]
Wanna know more fun and interesting things about the lighthouse and other things about Piney Point, Maryland, but don't have a ton of time? We've introduced a new feature called […]
The National Museum of Women in the Arts (NMWA) presents RECLAMATION: Recipes, Remedies, and Rituals, a new participatory exhibition featuring nine interdisciplinary artists. Conceived as a virtual experience that recontextualizes […]
"Becoming Weatherwise: A History of Climate Science in America" is an exhibition at the American Philosophical Society's Museum. It explores the questions and methods that have driven the study of […]