Theodore Roosevelt was born in New York City to glass importer and leading philanthropist Theodore, Sr. and Georgia-born mother Martha “Mittie” Roosevelt. As a student at Harvard University (1876-1880 ...

Bonnie and Jere Broh-Kahn have traveled the world. They met in Bangkok, Thailand, where both were posted with the State Department and married and had two sons there. A life member of the Siam Society ...

The Office of Equal Employment and Supplier Diversity's (OEESD) mission is to promote fairness in all aspects of employment practices; fair competition in equal access to business opportunities for ...

This section includes products such as razors and depilatories. The text below provides some historical context and shows how we can use these products to explore aspects of American history, for ...

In 1972, the Equal Rights Amendment, designed to guarantee protection against sexual discrimination for women under the law, passed both houses of Congress and was sent to the individual states for ...

“Blossom Time” (detail), Willard Metcalf (1858–1925), United States, 1910, oil on canvas, National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution, Freer Gallery of Art Collection, Gift of Charles Lang ...

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The Smithsonian Forest Global Earth Observatory (ForestGEO) is a global network of scientists and forest research sites dedicated to advancing long-term study of the world's forests. Image credit: ...

The Civil War was a military, cultural, political, and economic milestone in American history. For four years the nation was in a bloody divide that extended from the East Coast to the pioneer West ...

Harriet Tubman has been known by her many names and roles—Araminta Ross (her birth name), Moses (a nickname), conductor, daughter, sister, wife, mother, aunt. All encompass the intersecting identities ...

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The International Sweethearts of Rhythm graced the stage as the first racially integrated all-female jazz band to tour nationally. While women had been recognized as singers in popular American ...