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United States Library of Congress's Prints and Photographs division./Wikimedia CommonsIn this episode of Past & Present, Dr. Robert E. Weems, Jr. contrasts the New Deal associated with Franklin D. Roosevelt with Project 2025. -
Library of Congress/Wikimedia CommonsThe question of gender equality has - and continues to be - an issue in the United States. On today's Past and Present, Dr. Robin Henry looks at the impact of the 1970 Women's Strike.
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Adelina “Nina” Otero-Warren was a woman’s suffragist, educator, politician, and was the “first Latina” in a number of political roles, including running… -
As February turns to March and Black History Month turns to Women’s History Month, I am reminded of the book, All the Women are White, All the Blacks Are… -
In these times when close elections are common and disputes over elections are tense, it is worth remembering that these have happened before. A striking… -
During President Andrew Jackson’s 1829 inaugural address, he proposed removal of the Native Americans living in the Southeast, mainly the Cherokee,… -
On March 21, 1933, President Franklin Roosevelt proposed to Congress a full-scale works program that would provide work of “definite, practical value, not… -
The Great War, World War I, left its mark on Wichita in a number of ways. We especially see this in the landscape of College Hill and Crown Heights. The… -
While most Americans place the abolitionist movement in the 19th century, the first North American protest against enslavement took place on February 18,… -
Only three American presidents have suffered the indignity of being impeached: Andrew Johnson in 1867; Bill Clinton in 1998; and now Donald Trump.One…
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A map of South America shows an island at the bottom of the continent. The La Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego faces the rough passage around the horn and… -
Fifty-one years ago this week, Century II opened its doors, ahead of celebrating Wichita’s centennial and moving the city into its second century the…
