Babe Didrikson pushed gender limits, fought social stigma, and broke records. Suggested teaching activities will engage students in research and critical thinking about Didrikson and why her vast achievements are largely unknown.

Can you name several well-known military personnel throughout U.S. history? When hearing this question, most people may begin reciting names like George Washington, Ulysses Grant, George Patten, or Norman Schwarzkopf Jr., who all happen to be men. When thinking about the U.S. military historically, we tend to imagine that it is a man’s world. While men continue to dominate our military, women have also been quick to put on a uniform and helped defend U.S. soil since the birth of the nation. However, both society and academia have failed to represent women’s contributions to the war effort in…

An inquiry-based approach to tackling hard history such as the one outlined in this article helps mitigate the instructional challenges presented by our current political climate.

What makes a president successful? This article evaluates the presidency of Gerald Ford in the light of four theories by political scientists on presidential performance, highlighting one of them.

The only national museum devoted exclusively to the documentation of African American life, history, and culture opens this month in Washington, D.C.

American women have engaged in activism since the founding of our nation and continue to do so in record numbers today. Using resources from the New-York Historical Society’s Women & the American Story (WAMS) curriculum, explore the many ways women of diverse backgrounds advocated for themselves and others throughout American history – from the American Revolution through the fight over the Equal Rights Amendment. This session will be interactive and include ample opportunities to engage with curriculum materials, collaborate with colleagues, and engage with exciting primary sources that…

The authors show how elementary-school age students and teachers can use picture books, young adult literature, and poetry to uncover and explore the hidden histories and untold stories of Elizabeth Jennings, Ida B. Wells, Jackie Robinson, Sarah Keys Evans, and Claudette Colvin, among others, and their protests for African Americans’ right to ride in trains, streetcars, buses, and other forms of public transportation. 

Students can spark an interesting lesson by conducting research on how news about the Constitution was originally disseminated.

The featured lesson examines the role that race played in the history of the United States and in the decision-making of President Lincoln during the Civil War.