In honor of women’s history month, we bring you a reading selection that highlights the upheaval American society experienced in the 1920s as regards gender roles. The media popularized the
Early in his first term, President Donald Trump signed the Vietnam War Veterans Recognition Act of 2017, establishing March 29 as National Vietnam War Veterans Day. The law honored the
The letters are heartbreaking. Women who had borne three, four, five, or more children in as many years of marriage wrote to Margaret Sanger (1879–1966), begging her to “tell me
Teaching government at Hilliard Darby High School in Ohio (a suburb of Columbus), Amy Messick helps students understand how our constitutional system works. She also encourages them to figure out
Applications open soon for our Fall 2025 Multi Day Seminars! We are hosting seminars on a variety of topics in American history and politics. The application will be open March 10-31, 2025.
Why is Lincoln’s Fragment on the Constitution and Union one of our favorite documents? This document is short enough to be used in younger classrooms, but it’s profound enough to be worth discussing with older students as well.
Thirteen years before Rosa Parks, Bayard Rustin refused to change seats on a bus . . . and helped shape a movement.
On this day, we are pleased to post this essay by Lucas Morel, Class of 1960 Professor of Ethics and Politics at Washington and Lee University and long time former faculty member at Teaching American History, who considers the lasting legacy of King’s great speech:
For the past year, Teaching American History’s webinars have been about the presidential election. Last spring, we broke down the presidential election cycle. We spent this fall diving into the rhetorical traditions of American politics.
For Bill of Rights Day (December 15), we offer an explanation of how these first ten amendments came to be added to the Constitution. The first Congress drafted the Bill of Rights, and presented them for ratification to the states, for both principled and prudential reasons. Many of those who opposed ratification of the Constitution complained that it did not protect the rights of individual citizens and the prerogatives of the states.
