Nearly forgotten today, Jones thrilled audiences with classical music performances at the end of the nineteenth century.

Chemists learned to blow their own glass vessels in the nineteenth century. It definitely beat using wine glasses.

Three hundred years ago, Cotton Mather starred in a debate about treating smallpox that tore Boston apart.

Women began voting legally in Utah Territory in 1870, only to have that right taken away from them later.

If it had been up to national leaders alone, it might have taken much longer.

In the fight against climate change, many underfunded conservation groups depend on volunteers.

To some, the idea that the Earth is warming seems incompatible with how they experience cold weather events.

Members of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee adopted denim clothing for activist work. This had special significance for Black women.

Curator Annie Tummino on the Queens College COVID-19 Collection.

Two scholars argue that the language used to describe violent events influences whether people see it as terrorism—with real-world consequences.