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The White House Historical Association hosted a conference in Washington, D.C., with representatives from presidential sites across the nation. This discussion highlighting women’s history i…

President Biden’s choice for the 11th Archivist of the United States, Colleen Shogan, talked in her Washington, D.C. office about her stewardship of the National Archives and the controversi…

Widener University History Professor Jordan Smith talked about the invention of rum and its impact on the Atlantic world during the 17th and 18th centuries. This interview was recorded at th…

Historians discuss the role of women in politics since the 1920s, both behind the scenes and as elected representatives. They talk about suffragists, New Deal-era political appointees, and p…

Penn State Professor Lee Ann Banaszak reflected on the 100th anniversary of women’s suffrage and talked about the tactics women used to get the 19th Amendment passed and ratified. This inter…

Cornell College professor Catherine Stewart talked about racial dynamics during the 1930s, including the Federal Writers' Project, a New Deal-era effort to gather narratives from former slav…

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History has been exhibiting gowns and china of the first ladies since 1913. Current exhibit curator Lisa Kathleen Graddy discussed the history o…

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History has been exhibiting gowns and dresses of the first ladies since 1913. Curator Lisa Kathleen Graddy discussed the history of the traditio…