Past and Present
Three Wichita State history professors, Drs. Robin Henry, Robert Weems, and Jay Price, will talk about Wichita history, parallels between current events and historical happenings, and how historical events got us to where we are today.
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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… -
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… -
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… -
This commentary originally aired on April 4, 2017.During the American Civil War, Abraham Lincoln believed that dissenters remaining within loyal states… -
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… -
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… -
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… -
Historically, societies along the Great Plains have organized along watersheds that form backbones to the states that have developed. Nebraska, for… -
When historians talk about the “trust-busting era” in US history, we are probably referring to the early 20th century when the federal government broke up…
