17 March is ‘St. Patrick’s Day’, an occasion on which Irish throughout the United States will celebrate their identity. The US was not always so welcoming however to those who arrived from the ‘Emerald Isle’. …
Linda Thao
Vivan Maier – This Week’s Profile in Women’s History
Vivian Maier was an American street photographer. Maier worked for about forty years as a nanny, mostly in Chicago’s North Shore, pursuing photography during her spare time. She took more than 150,000 photographs during her …
Bernadette Devlin – This Week;s Profile in Women’s History
In 1969, at the age of 21, Bernadette Devlin became the youngest member of the UK Parliament when she was elected to represent the Mid-Ulster constituency of Northern Ireland. Devlin had previously been a Psychology student …
90 Seconds of Shared Governance
Nominations for Congressional elections are now open and submitting a nomination form couldn’t be easier! Watch the video below for more details…
Who Will Speak Out?
6 March marks the day on which Martin Niemöller died in 1984. Niemoller was a German Lutheran pastor and theologian born in Lippstadt, Germany, in 1892. A German Navy and WWI Veteran, Niemöller was a …
Working Class Author
It was on this date, 2 March, that journalist and author Philip Bonosky died. Phillip Bonosky was born in 1916 to Lithuanian immigrant parents in Duquesne, Pennsylvania, in the heart of the coal and steel …
Golda Meir – This Week’s Women in History Profile
Meir was elected Prime Minister of Israel on March 17, 1969, after serving as Minister of Labor and Foreign Minister. Born in Tsarist Russia in 1898, Meir would later recall that her earliest memories were …
Grand Old Party
It was on this date, 29 February, in 1956, that William J. Campbell, often credited with being the founder of the modern Wisconsin Republican Party, died. It was Campbell, a lumber company executive, and member …
Fred Hampton – This week’s profile in Black History
Illinois native Fred Hampton rose to national prominence as an activist and organizer with the Black Panther Party. He was shot to death while sleeping at his apartment during a raid by a tactical unit …
A Powerful Voice
21 February marks the birthday of singer Nina Simone. The sixth child of a preacher’s family in North Carolina, Simone aspired to be a concert pianist. Her musical path changed direction after she was denied …