Women's history moved to the forefront of academia in the second half of the 20th century because of one seminal event: World War II.. more...

Documenting an Icon of Sacrifice in the City of Monuments
“Uncommon valor was a common virtue.” These words, inscribed on the base of the U.S. Marine Corps Memorial, capture something
essential about the war years. more...

It is perhaps one of the most enduring images of the American West:
the steam locomotive churning across the plains, the symbol of ingenuity and conquest hurtling through the arid landscape. more...

“Sometimes the din will seem to swell and engulf you like a treacherous wave,” says welder Augusta Clawson—quoted in Emily Yellin’s Our Mothers’ War—about working down in the hold of a ship. more...

Like many young people whose lives were swept up by World War II, Lee Minker was catapulted into extreme circumstances in a short space of time. more...