by Alexandra Rega | Dec 1, 2025
Curb on Child Labor Filling Schoolhouses After the Civil War, industry began to boom, and with an increase in industry, there was a need for an increase in workers. This meant children as young as 10 could be working in retail stores, industries, or even farms....
by Luisa Rodriguez | Dec 1, 2025
The Temperance Movement was something that affected Americans for many decades. The biggest supporter of this movement were women. Women witnessed firsthand the effects that alcohol had on their families, and it caused a lot of pain and trauma to them. This image...
by Amaal Elsammak | Nov 29, 2025
The photo of Sojourner Truth titled, I Sell the Shadow to Support the Substance, was her way of taking control of society’s view of her as a black woman. This photo is a carte de visite, or calling card, which is a small card that people used to carry around during...
by Alberto Ramos | Nov 23, 2025
One of the most memorable events of the American Labor Movement occurred in 1894—the Pullman Strike—a major confrontation between labor and the Railroad Management that ultimately drew federal intervention [1]. An unknown political cartoonist wrote and illustrated...
by Hannah Cullum | Nov 22, 2025
Bernhard Gillam, known for his critiques of big business and political corruption, created the political cartoon “The Protectors of our Industries” in 1883, a time when the United States experienced a big change in the economy, society, and culture. Gillam was well...