For the Benefit of the Girl About to Graduate

For the Benefit of the Girl About to Graduate

The source I chose consists of a black-and-white image by Charles Howard Johnson titled For the benefit of the girl about to graduate, created in the 1890s. Johnson’s image is published in American Women: A Library of Congress guide for the study of...
Duck And Cover

Duck And Cover

           Duck and cover was a film created by the Federal Civil Defense Administration (FCDA) in 1952 to provide children throughout the 1950s and 1960s the proper actions to take in the event of a nuclear attack.  As a result of the Soviet Union’s...
Emancipation Proclamation

Emancipation Proclamation

The Emancipation Proclamation is one of the most significant writings and speeches in America’s history. Moreover, it represents the transition from America’s slave-driven society to its abolition. Abraham Lincoln addressed this speech on January 1, 1863,  during the...