Immigrants from southern Italy were stereotyped for their use of the aromatic vegetable.

Black women shopped at department store counters, but they weren't welcome to work where they spent their money.

Mothers used to documented their infant children's milestones—first steps, first smile—in specially made books. They're amazing historical documents.

The UK’s National Union of Women Teachers went from splinter group to union in its own right, winning on equal pay—as The Woman Teacher shows first-hand.

Hundreds of miners, mostly African American men, died from an entirely preventable industrial catastrophe.

Resettlement was difficult and traumatic, but the religious community worked to provide housing, food, and job opportunities.

Some claimed the battles were so fierce they could smell the gunpowder.

This French scientist conducted a series of gruesome experiments in his quest to discover the true limits of life and death.

A recent New York Times quiz got us thinking about refrigerators, food, diet, and assumptions about class. Here are 12 stories on the subject.

Severe infection is linked with autoantibody production.