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Matilda Josyln Gage – the Unlikely Inspiration for the Wizard of Oz

lhomeyer — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 18:45:55 +0000

Suffragist Matilda Josyln Gage was the unlikely inspiration for L. Frank Baum’s classic tale, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.

Uneasy About Alcohol – America and the Booze Question

lhomeyer — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:37:35 +0000

The Pilgrims drank. So did the Founding Fathers. Prohibition couldn’t curb Americans’ thirst for booze, and years of teetotaling tirades fell on deaf ears. So why did alcohol become the focus of one of this nation’s greatest moral crusades?

The Vietnam Interview: A Date with Chris Noel

GeraldS — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 23:24:15 +0000

When Hollywood turned stridently against the Vietnam War and the men who fought it, Chris Noel stuck with the GIs - and she's still with them.

‘I cannot vote, but can be voted for’

HistoryNet Staff — Thu, 01 May 2008 14:25:40 +0000

Belva Lockwood was the first woman to become a candidate for the American presidency. Her 1884 campaign stimulated media attention and social controversy.

Aviators: Amelia Earhart’s Autogiro Adventures

HistoryNet Staff — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 16:00:16 +0000

Famed aviatrix Amelia Earhart flew an autogiro plane cross-country to demonstrate its capabilities.

Margaret Thatcher: Iron Lady

HistoryNet Staff — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 15:12:41 +0000

Both loved and hated, Europe's first female prime minister, Margaret Thatcher, was something of a political outsider, but she reinvigorated national pride and achieved iconic status in the Conservative Party.

The Cornwall of Daphne du Maurier

HistoryNet Staff — Thu, 03 May 2007 11:36:16 +0000

Alfred Hitchcock and other film directors found inspiration in the works of author Daphne du Maurier. She found her own inspiration for "Rebecca," "The Loving Spirit," and other stories in her beloved Cornwall.

Anita Neta Snook

HistoryNet Staff — Mon, 12 Mar 2007 13:17:11 +0000

Anita “Neta” Snook had many "firsts" as a female aviator, but she is best remembered as the woman who taught Amelia Earhart how to fly.

Lakshmi Bai: Rani of Jhansi

HistoryNet Staff — Tue, 05 Sep 2006 12:25:01 +0000

Lakshmi Bai, the rani of Jhansi, was variously known as India's 'Jezebel' and its 'Joan of Arc.'

By Pamela D. Toler

Spirit Lake Massacre

HistoryNet Staff — Mon, 12 Jun 2006 20:18:23 +0000

With most of her family and neighbors at the northern Iowa settlement wiped out, Abbie Gardner clung to life at the mercy of Dakota Chief Inkpaduta and his unremorseful band.