The first Black woman physician served communities in the South after the Civil War but was buried in an anonymous grave. That will likely change.

Would you brush with a toothpaste for the sweet taste alone or because of its touted health benefits? The answer wasn't always so obvious.

For cultural and geographical reasons, the city was a great place to find bodies to dissect. But there was also the matter of one well-connected doctor.

Four questions answered.

The spectacle of the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893 was unrivaled in its time. But it hardly represented the "world" of women and African-Americans.

Ninety-eight issues of the influential journal are part of the open access, “Independent Voices” collection from Reveal Digital. Scholars of Black history, take note.

Lifecasting was the renaissance art of making sculptures using molds taken from real-life plants and animals.

A new draft executive order requiring classical architecture in government buildings negates principles established during the Kennedy administration.

Medieval costume was a standard feature of US women’s suffrage parades, often with one participant designated as Joan of Arc.

The plant’s golden color has inspired a long—and potentially deadly—fascination.