by Pearl Puri | Dec 4, 2023
The Industrial Revolution was a transformative period spanning the late 18th to the 19th century. It brought about profound economic, technological, and social changes. Mechanized production, urbanization, and the emergence of factories characterized this era, driven...
by Andrea Petronio | Dec 4, 2023
While browsing the Library of Congress’ website, I found several interesting historical sources. However, one thing that stood out to me in specifically was a picture book titled “The children’s object book.” As an education major, I found this particularly...
by Umme Rabab | Dec 4, 2023
From the mid-eighteenth century to the late nineteenth century, the United States had seen a lot of socioeconomic changes. One of the biggest changes was seen in racial hierarchy, which eventually shaped the America we know today. My chosen source is a picture of Ida...
by Marianna Iliadis | Dec 4, 2023
The fight for women’s suffrage was an ongoing struggle throughout American history and came after many years of effort by many different people. The right to vote did not come easy for American women, and this picture illustrates the continual opposition that women...
by Jaylene Rivera | Jul 3, 2023
The Emancipation Proclamation was an executive order declaring that all slaves who were in Confederate territory be set free. It was issued by President Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War as it approached its third year in 1863. This changed the lives of more than...