Before photography, the only way to visually document items was through illustration, and women like Deborah Griscom Passmore helped the USDA by creating thousands of paintings of apples and other fru...

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Women have long played a critical role in the preservation of America’s historic sites.

In the early 20th century, women traversed the country by car and motorcycle to prove that they could be just as adventurous as men.

From the World’s Congress stage to decades of activism in Chicago and beyond, Fannie Barrier Williams showed that speaking truth and insisting on being seen could itself pave the way for change.

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Would U.S. audiences accept a woman not only as part of a speculative world, but as its primary agent of action?

Generations of American women have shown what it means to serve their country.

The Census Bureau's mission is to serve as the nation's leading provider of quality data about its people and economy.

Once a crime, the witch became a mirror for American fears and desires.

At one time, children with disabilities were prevented from attending mainstream schools. In the last hundred years, teachers and parents have worked to change how children with special needs are educ...

At one time, children with disabilities were prevented from attending mainstream schools. In the last hundred years, teachers and parents have worked to change how children with special needs are educ...

The 19th Amendment didn’t guarantee the vote for all women, so their fight continued.

Published on June 29, 2025

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • “The conscience of the AI revolution” (Fortune) explains how we’ve arrived at an era of AI harms and oppression, and what we can do to avoid its pitfalls. ...

71 Years after Brown v. The Board of Education, what has — and hasn’t — changed?

Where justice faltered, they persisted.

Published on February 23, 2025

Born nearly 50 years apart, Mary McLeod Bethune and Patricia Roberts Harris both advised presidents and shaped the policies of a nation.

A compelling indictment of the social issues surrounding the Women's Army Corps in the 1940s. | CUP