This collection uses primary sources to explore women's work on the home front during World War II.

A brief biography of Terence Powderly, formative leader of the Knights of Labor, as well as an official in the Bureau of Immigration.

This comprehensive survey of the women's movement during the 1960s and 1970s documents women and politics, women's wages, legal discrimination against women, stereotypes of women, women's rights legislation, and women's rights...

This companion to the PBS series surveys the career of the longest-serving president in U.S. history and leader through the Great Depression and World War II.

A brief history of Antigua and Barbuda beginning with the earliest inhabitants, the Siboney, and continuing to the elections of 2004. Information is from the U.S. State Dept. Background Notes.

Progressive based news outlet. Here you will find links to news stories from the Washington Post, New York Times, BBC, Associated Press, and other reputable sources. You will also find editorial pieces on current events, environmental,...

This site describes how by the 1970s, foreign manufacturers were embedded in the U.S. markets. For the U.S., this meant a loss of sales, a loss of jobs, and a loss of economic confidence.

This brief article describes the actions of the local steel unions in Cleveland in support of the national steel strike of 1919. Find out about the effect of the strike on the unions.

In April of 1999, Representative John T. Doolittle delivered a speech before the United States House of Representatives commemorating the contribution of Chinese-Americans to the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad. This site...

This collection uses primary sources to explore the Homestead Strike.

[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart focuses on the Haymarket Riot, the Homestead Strike, and the Pullman Strike.

Find a description of the Mandan culture, housing, and daily way of life. Included are photographs of Mandan villages and houses.

A rich resource page with links to primary source information about a number of holidays and special days, such as presidential inaugurations.

This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features James T. Rapier, a black planter and labor organizer who was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Alabama during Reconstruction.

Excellent biography of Cesar Chavez, with links to learn more about his greats goals. You can access an English version of this biography by clicking the "Regresar" button, clicking on Humanitarians, and selecting Cesar Chaves from the...