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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…
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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…
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Individual income tax returns, including those of public figures, are private information protected by law from unauthorized disclosure. But since the…
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On May 15, 1869, Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton founded the National Woman Suffrage Association. While this would seem to have been cause for…
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Until 2016, many Wichitans knew Blake Hall at 3317 E. 17th Street as KMUW’s home. What they may not know is that the KMUW story at that spot only goes…
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One of the hallmarks of historic American foreign policy is the Monroe Doctrine.In his annual message to Congress on December 2, 1823, President James…
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This commentary originally aired on April 4, 2017.During the American Civil War, Abraham Lincoln believed that dissenters remaining within loyal states…
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Back in 2012, John Bardo became Wichita State University's president. Some presidents are caretakers, who maintain the status quo. That was not Bardo’s…
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As the calendar changes from February to March, many of us are aware that we move from celebrating Black History Month to Women’s History Month. However,…
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Income inequality has been a long-standing feature of American life. Consequently, U.S. history has featured numerous proposals to decrease the disparity…
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Just a month ago, the WSU departments of History and Philosophy returned to their old home on campus, Fiske Hall, after a several-year exile to other…
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Historically, societies along the Great Plains have organized along watersheds that form backbones to the states that have developed. Nebraska, for…