Below is an abbreviated history of everyday objects purchased during the Civil War Era. It was shared by Historian James Ayers, and taken from a 1939 Catskill Mountain News.

Women presenting as men — whether to escape the stifling construct of feminine life or to stay close to husbands or brothers ...

Recipes from a time when Southern infrastructure was a long way from being restored, but families had to keep everyone fed.

In the complex tapestry of American history, the rules governing what enslaved people could or couldn’t wear played a ...

Vanity Fair Since Martha Washington’s appearance on George Washington’s Inauguration Day, the fashion choices of the First Ladies have been closely observed, analyzed, and symbolically presented.

The list of novel drugs from the post-war era speaks for itself. The contraceptive pill, introduced in 1960, had an impact on society almost as massive as that of penicillin, enabling women to ...

But his efforts go beyond DEI, with one recent order rescinding a Civil Rights-era rule that has helped ... encourage equality in the workplace for women, minorities and other groups, the Equal ...

Revoking the 60-year-old rule eliminates a bedrock civil rights protection for American ... that encourage equality in the workplace for women, minorities and other groups, the Equal Employment ...

The attack on the Saudi Teaching Maternal Hospital in El Fasher marks the latest escalation in a string of violence in Sudan’s 20-month civil war - a brutal ... most of them women and children ...

Forbes 30 under 30 twins Mollie and Rosie Kmita have a strong track record of empowering young women in the soccer industry ... will bring PHP into “a new era.” The UEFA B Prep Programme ...

The airport was first used by the U.S. Army Air Force for training during World War II (date unknown for photo). [Courtesy: Curt and Eric Schutze] The airfield’s origins are rooted in World War ...

PLEASANT Hill — Some World War II era hand grenades found at a home here Wednesday were subsequently removed and disposed of by explosives personnel, authorities said. Related Articles Crime and ...