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Whether you’re searching for the best book recommendations or sifting through tales of the past, we’ve got all the history stories you need to satisfy your curiosity.
She's said to have created the first American flag, but the real story is more complicated.
By Orrin Grey
These incredible women refused to wait on history's sidelines.
The famed businesswoman had direct ties to Hitler’s intelligence agency.
By Orrin Grey
Margaret Rhodes looks back at her life alongside the monarchy.
The historical reputation of Trota through the years shows how the mores of a current society can restrict contemporary understanding of a figure from the past.
By Bessie Yuill
Driven to help, Louise Thuliez aided underground networks in France despite facing an all-too-real threat of execution.
By Robert Walsh
146 people lost their lives when the Asch Building went up in flames.
These women are vital to history. Discover why.
These fascinating biographies deserve a spot on your must-read list.
What it really means to fight like a girl.
These women used their unique positions to enact change.
On October 12, 1915, Cavell was executed for her part in helping over 200 Allied soldiers escape Belgium.
By Orrin Grey
On its 100th anniversary, we revisit the coalitions built in search of women's suffrage, and the struggles that continued after the passing of the suffrage amendment.
The first African American female postal worker was renowned for more than her groundbreaking status.
Tubman led 150 men in a military operation that freed 750 enslaved people and wreaked havoc on Confederate troops.
Find your coziest chair, and curl up with one of these incredible biographies to while away an afternoon or two.
Cathay Williams was inspired to join the U.S. Army during her time pressed into service in the Civil War.
These glimpses into the past will help you cope with the present.
Kramer was famous—and infamous—for his larger-than-life tactics.
These stories will remind yourself that the world changes when one person steps up.
By Orrin Grey