Led entirely by women, the American Female Moral Reform Society gave material aid to those in need and pushed for men to be ...

As the “mother of African American journalism,” Harper has ... or as one of the most prolific writers of the 19th century, ...

Three generations of a pioneering family experience many ordeals and adventures in their endeavour to build a new life for ...

Monroe, a charming man admired for his honesty, presided over two decisions that presaged the rest of 19th century American history — the Missouri Compromise and the Monroe Doctrine.

Though local suffrage slowly opened to women in many states, suffragists continued their fight for national voting rights through the 19th century. Mocked, jailed, beaten, and force-fed ...