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Inventions and Innovations: Entrepreneur Madam C.J. Walker
This post is by Michael Apfeldorf of the Library of Congress. Well-known inventors and innovators often do more than create new products and improve existing ones. Many are also skilled entrepreneurs…
Celebrate Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month with the Library of Congress
The Library of Congress Asian Division provides access to a variety of interesting online resources that students might explore during Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month. Here are a few examples…
Today in History: Frank Kameny
Today in History–April 17–the Library of Congress features pioneering gay rights activist Frank (Franklin E.) Kameny, who led the first…
TPS Consortium Update April 2024
Get content you won’t find anywhere else—news, resources, PD + other opportunities & more—with this monthly…
Today in History: Robert Smalls
Today in History–April 5–the Library of Congress features Robert Smalls, a Civil War hero, civil rights activist, and…
Collections Spotlight: Wyandot Poet Hen-Toh
Wyandot poet, folklorist, and civil servant Bertrand Nicholas Oliver Walker (1870-1927), often used his Wyandot (or Wyandotte) name,…
Today in History: Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
Today in History—March 25—the Library of Congress features the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire. On this date in 1911, nearly…
Collections Spotlight: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Frances Benjamin Johnston – Biographical Overview and Chronology Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection Photographs of Frances Benjamin…
TPS Spotlight: Resources for Civic Learning
Today, more than ever, we need a fully engaged and informed citizenry to participate in shaping…
Primary Source Spotlight: Equal Rights Amendment
The Equal Rights Amendment, or ERA, may not be dead, but it is not currently part…
Teaching Now: Student Witnesses to History
This is a guest post from Sara Ziemnik, a World History and AP United States History…
Collections Spotlight: Carter G. Woodson
Educator and author Carter G. Woodson co-founded Negro History week in 1926. Carter G. Woodson historical…
Primary Source Spotlight: Montgomery Bus Boycott
Rosa Parks was arrested on December 1, 1955, for refusing to give up her bus seat…
Primary Source Spotlight: Bayard Rustin
Bayard Rustin was an openly gay civil rights activist, social reformer, pacifist, AIDS activist, and author…