When suffragette Susan B. Anthony boarded the passenger car of the Union Pacific Railroad in Ogden, Utah, in late December 1871, the train was filled to capacity. Men, women, children, ...

College professor recounts a civil rights tour, and wonders how to share such topics with students without breaking the law.

So do I want to serve on finance? No, I have interests elsewhere.” The balance is different in Nevada, which in 2019 became the first state where a majority of legislators were women.

President Trump signed an executive order ending “radical and wasteful” government DEI programs and preference. In his order, ...

who were all healthy, premenopausal women. This means that the results of this study may not apply to people who do not fit into this group, such as those with vitamin deficiencies or those living ...

On this day in 1870, the 15th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution was ratified, guaranteeing the right to vote -- regardless ...

Swiss businessman Jean-Henri Dunant was shocked by the paralysis of local authorities after the Battle of Solferino, and then ...

A century and a half later, the sinking of the S.S. Pacific remains one of the deadliest maritime disasters in the region’s ...

What do you know about the Harlem Renaissance? How does the movement still resonate today? Post your comments and questions for our journalist Veronica Chambers by Feb. 7.

Prohibiting homeschooling parents from using parish facilities can make it more difficult for them to provide a comprehensive ...

The Trump administration is poised to supercharge America’s appetite for supplements.