Puertorriqueñas' fight for suffrage shaped by class, colonialism and racism—but even today, island residents cannot vote for president
One clear winner this election season? Everything from empanadas to barbecue, courtesy of star chef José Andrés and his partners
Since the 1890s, the premade cocktail has flip-flopped from novelty item to kitschy commodity—but the pandemic has sales surging
100 Years of Women at the Ballot Box
'Windy Boy v. Big Horn County' helped ensure the Crow and Northern Cheyenne were represented, but the long struggle for Native voting rights continues
Berea College's broomcraft program carries on an American craft tradition that’s rarely practiced today
100 Years of Women at the Ballot Box
Located on the site of a former prison, the Lucy Burns Museum shines a light on the horrific treatment endured by the jailed suffragists
A new Smithsonian book and an upcoming exhibition, '¡Pleibol!,' recounts the singular importance of baseball in Latino history and culture
The activist rallied garment workers and combated organized crime interests in northeast Pennsylvania in the mid-20th century
New research dispels some of the myths behind the world's first jet-powered flying wing
In 1880, a new generation helped decide the closest popular vote in U.S. history
Thanksgiving’s most unexpected legacy is heating up again
The history of activism in young girls, who give voice to important issues in extraordinary ways, is the topic of a new Smithsonian exhibition.
To capture democracy in America, photographer Ryan Donnell tracks down polls in surprising locations across the country
A former first lady salutes the long-serving workers who keep the nation’s foremost home running smoothly
Panelists at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History discuss pandemics and scapegoating
Roderick Terry’s photographs are now housed at the National Museum of African American History
St. Louis chef Rob Connoley looks to reconnect black farmers to heritage crops, using records from a 19th century seed store
Aaron Sorkin's newest movie dramatizes the clash between protestors on the left and a federal government driven to making an example of them
Outright racism met financial opportunity when men like Isiah Rynders accrued wealth through legal, but nefarious, means
The new children's book, 'Nuestra América,’ is chock-full of educators, activists, celebrities and others that make up the American landscape
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