July 28, 2023
The American Revolution was a transformative event in American and global history, creating a new and confident American Republic and frustrating Great Britain’s imperial ambitions. But the effects of this… READ MORE
July 19, 2023
As part of our series examining documents from the American Revolution this month, we are contrasting Abigail Adams’s famous “Remember the Ladies” Letter with her husband’s response. Reading these two… READ MORE
July 7, 2023
As we examine documents from the American Revolution this month, it’s worth considering how images, text, and media were used to spark the Patriot cause. Paul Revere’s “The Bloody Massacre… READ MORE
July 3, 2023
In celebration of Independence Day, we are highlighting Anna Young Smith, a young woman who lived during the American Revolution. Her poem “An Elegy to the Memory of the American… READ MORE
June 28, 2023
Sylvia Rivera (1951–2002) was a gay rights and transgender rights activist in the late twentieth century. Born Ray Rivera in New York City to Puerto Rican and Venezuelan parents, she… READ MORE
June 19, 2023
In the last half decade, the word intersectionality has gone viral. A legal term coined in 1989 by Columbia University Professor Kimberlé Crenshaw, it remained in academic circles for much… READ MORE
March 8, 2023
Editor’s note: We recently conducted an interview with Aaron E. Sánchez, editor of The Schlager Anthology of Hispanic America (publishing this month). Aaron is assistant professor of history at Texas… READ MORE
October 21, 2022
The Schlager Anthology of Westward Expansion is an ideal resource for students doing National History Day projects in 2022-23.
March 9, 2022
We’re pleased to announce that The Schlager Anthology of Black America: A Student’s Guide to Essential Primary Sources has been named as one of Library Journal‘s Best Reference Sources for… READ MORE
January 19, 2022
Editor’s note: Our vice president of editorial, Sarah Robertson, recently conducted an interview with Christine Eisel, editor of the recently published Schlager Anthology of Early America. Dr. Eisel is a… READ MORE