Elisabeth Anthony Dexter, Ph.D. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company. 1924. 8vo. xviii+204 pp. $5.00. IN spite of the position of woman in America and the extraordinary diligence which has been shown in ...

As the city ramps up its commemoration of the American Revolution, one attraction will be the talk of the town this summer.

In the heart of Colonial Williamsburg, the different roles women played in 18th-century society are evident. There are costumed interpreters like Deirdre Jones Cardwell and Katharine Pittman, who tell ...

The Black Women Lead project, which honors Black women from the 1700s to the present, has provided me with an opportunity to learn about a different side of American history. The stories of Black ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In a library full of computers and people wearing hoodies and sneakers stood a woman who appeared to have come straight from the ...

EXETER — Historian Norra Cardillo is researching the Ladd and Gilman women of Exeter, work she plans to present as part of her master’s portfolio when she graduates from Idaho State University next ...

When cultural historian Diane Schwindt finishes leading demonstrations of Colonial-era cooking, she is drenched in sweat and covered in grime. That's what happens when you stand for an hour over a hot ...

In October 1774, Penelope Barker did what women of her time and social class weren’t raised to do: figuratively, rather than literally, stir the pot. The 46-year-old wife of a Colonial agent tasked ...

"Less celebrated than their male counterparts, women have been vital contributors to the arts. Works by women of the colonial era represent treasured accomplishments of American culture and still ...