Search Results
Filter By:
Showing 1–10 of 141 results for Women's History Month
Age of Homespun
Read an excerpt from Laurel Thatcher Ulrich’s telling of the importance of women's patriotism during the boycotting of British goods.
Read More
A Hessian Diary of the American Revolution
This excerpt includes a journal entry of a young Hessian soldier during the month of July 1781, the summer before the surrender at Yorktown.
Read More
The Boston Massacre
Read an excerpt of Serena Zabin's The Boston Massacre: A Family History.
Read More
These Truths
Read an excerpt from Jill Lepore's book, These Truths: A History of the United States.
Read More
Liberty is Sweet
Read an excerpt from Woody Holton's book, Liberty is Sweet: The Hidden History of the American Revolution.
Read More
Double Feature: Gingerbread
Read these excerpts featuring Colonial recipes along with tempting and intriguing stories about our early American culinary history.
Read More
The Right to Vote
Read an excerpt from Alexander Keyssar's book, The Right to Vote: The Contested History of Democracy in the United States.
Read More
Forged in Philadelphia
Read an excerpt from Rebecca Eckfeldt Gibby's children's book where she uncovers the history of her Revolutionary-era ancestor from Philadelphia.
Read More
A Sweet Taste of History
Read an excerpt from Chef Walter Staib's cookbook, A Sweet Taste of History: More than 100 Elegant Dessert Recipes from America's Earliest Days.
Read More
George Washington
Read an excerpt from Stephen Brumwell's biography of George Washington and learn how Washington secured the history-making position of Commander in Chief.
Read More