On National Parks Founders Day, the museum looks at the changing relationship between Native Americans and the National Park Service
Smithsonian's Carolyn Russo says to study this 1973 artwork by photorealist painter Audrey Flack is like looking at a plane spotting puzzle
Smithsonian Folklorist James Deutsch interviews the Washington D.C. man, "Alexander the Grate," about living in the "interstices of the infrastructure"
To forge a nation, the founders needed an efficient communications network
At the Air and Space Museum, the archives reveal touch on how women aviators advanced the suffrage movement
100 Years of Women at the Ballot Box
The activist did not learn about her right to vote until she was 44, but once she did, she vigorously fought for black voting rights
A makeshift wall in Washington, D.C. speaks to a heroic struggle to overcome inequality
How Fred Newton found himself neck-deep in history
One descended from an enslaver, the other from the people he enslaved. Together, they traveled to the Deep South to learn their families' pasts
100 Years of Women at the Ballot Box
A new book fills its pages with an illustrated, intersectional exploration of the past century
100 Years of Women at the Ballot Box
Twenty-four lawmakers shared testimonials with the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History
The physician who led the investigation into a deadly explosion in Italy found the truth, and some hope
The pious Georgia Democrat spoke earnestly of his views on sex, a bridge too far for an emerging behemoth voting bloc: conservative Christians
100 Years of Women at the Ballot Box
Western territories and states were the first to expand voting rights for women
How Americans celebrated the end of World War II
100 Years of Women at the Ballot Box
For generations, women played a central role in government and leadership. Then, the United States came along
As the two parties shift their conventions to be mostly virtual, we look at those conventions that made a difference in the country’s political history
Smithsonian curator James Deutsch speaks with the Metcalfs, who have long lived on the streets
Historical accounts of disorientation tell us a lot about how people have navigated relationships and space over time
100 Years of Women at the Ballot Box
The charismatic congresswoman from Queens forged a path for women in American politics
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