A monthly roundup of Gilded Age and Progressive Era news articles and blog posts from around the web.
Poetry and history as tools for Black women’s activism
Log driving: from dangerous labor in the lumber industry to a trendy sport
A new primary source collection on the Great Migration
Disability culture and rights in the city
Mary E. Pleasant’s fight against racial segregation in California
Iowa State University’s football stadium named after their first Black athlete, Jack Trice
A photographic record of presidential pets
Heather Cox Richardson on the historical context of ousting the Speaker of the House
Recognizing Native American genocide in California
Eggs, hominy, and other breakfast delights in the archives
The 1871 Peshtigo Fire in Wisconsin remains the nation’s deadliest wildfire
A new podcast delves into the unmarked graveyard of Hart Island, New York
Students at the Woman’s Medical College of Pennsylvania petitioned for an endowed bed for ill classmates
A history of Native American representation in film
Legendary Delores del Río rose to fame in the silent movie era
In 1922, women’s track and field challenged societal norms
Matthew Henson was the first Black American to reach the North Pole
Reflecting on disability history in Washington, D.C.
Wood lead pencils and other office supply advertisements in Geyer’s Stationer
Telling the story right: Osage influence on Scorsese’s new blockbuster, Killers of the Flower Moon
Primary sources on America’s child labor history
“Cough gum” for your cold and other bits of candy history from 1923
The World Series in the National Register of Historic Places
100 years of the jungle gym
Exploring the contribution of Black nurses at a New York tuberculosis sanitorium
Celebrating pumpkins in the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division
In 1910, Eliza “Lyda” Burton Conley was the first Native American to argue a case before the Supreme Court
Baseball music through the decades
Descansos—roadside memorials—are legally protected in New Mexico
A brief history of Halloween and trick-or-treating
The popularity and fakery of antique vampire-killing kits
After serving in the United States Navy, Kym pursued her education and true passion of history. Kym taught as an adjunct for six years prior to continuing her education. She is currently a History PhD student and Fellow at the University of Montana, focusing on public health in the Progressive Era.