Use this interactive 3D tour to explore the RI State House! This tour can be viewed on a computer, mobile device, or by using Google Cardboard (or a similar VR viewer).
The National Archives Foundation's series about the women’s suffrage movement and its lasting impact on future generations. As part of a larger initiative in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of women’s suffrage, and in support of the National Archives exhibit, "Rightfully Hers: American Women and the Vote," this series illustrates the sacrifices women have made […]
In this activity, you will consider the experiences of several Chinese people who were exhibited in an ethnographic display at the 1899 National Export Exposition.
Learn about the history of voting and what you can do to protect and expand voting rights.
Engage and explore how Washington, DC has been a pivotal location for the struggle for equal rights. Discover the many women who have contributed to the movement, and learn how local places and events shaped an accepting environment leading to the 2015 Marriage Equality landmark Supreme Court decision. 06/29/2021 6:00 pm EDT.
Watch this dynamic and short video to understand carbon's role in climate change and what it has meant for our past, present, and future predictions.
It is often believed that 1863 is the turning point of the Civil War, but for Americans at the time, there was no end in sight. For those in the United States, the presidential election of 1864 puts the citizens in power of how they want to drive the course of the war.
Our virtual Capitol Hill tour brings the iconic Capitol complex to life. Our energetic tour guide Becca shares the stories behind some of our most powerful national symbols and explores the concepts and ideas behind the founding our nation's capital.
The Suffrage Centennial and women's history initiatives like the Heinz History Center's "Women Forging the Way" offer curators and archivists opportunities to preserve these stories and raise awareness for future generations.
As the Civil War trudges on, enslaved people continue to make choices toward obtaining freedom. Emancipation wasn’t a single event and didn’t necessarily mean freedom. How did enslaved and newly freed people define their own freedom?
Best known as a widely respected NAACP organizer, Daisy Lampkin spent decades tirelessly crusading for civil and women’s rights through a variety of local and national organizations.
During World War II, the United States government forcibly removed over 120,000 Japanese Americans from the Pacific Coast. These individuals, two-thirds of them U.S. citizens, were sent to ten camps built throughout the western interior of the United States. Many would spend the next three years living under armed guard, behind barbed wire. In this […]