Bullied into silence, Congress got a lesson in integrity from Senator Margaret Chase Smith (R-ME).

Women, History, HEROESThe AtticFebruary 8, 2019Margaret Chase Smith, Joseph McCarthy, McCarthyism, Idealism, 1950s Comments

JEANNETTE RANKIN -- THE WOMAN WHO SAID 'NO' TO WAR

As the first woman in Congress, Montana's Jeannette Rankin had many goals. But war intervened -- twice.

HEROESThe AtticDecember 15, 2018women, history, Jeannette Rankin, World War I, Pacifism, Women in politics Comments

W.E.B. DUBOIS -- LIFTING THE VEIL OF RACE

Long before Martin Luther King, W.E.B. DuBois had a dream.

HEROES, BOOK-ISHThe AtticNovember 25, 2018People of Color, W.E.B. DuBois, The Soul of Black FolkComment

THIS IS LONDON!

Radio news was dead on arrival until Edward R. Murrow went live from the rooftops of London.

History, HEROESThe AtticOctober 5, 2018Edward R. Murrow, Hear it Now, World War II, London Blitz, Radio Comment

CAMPING WITH JOHN AND TEDDY

When the president and the naturalist camped in Yosemite, America got greener.

SILENT SENTINELS

Women had marched, picketed protested for 70 years. Then the Silent Sentinels were jailed, tortured, force fed. And you’re too busy to vote? (As seen in “Iron Jawed Angels.”)

MARGARET MEAD AND HUMANITY'S COMING OF AGE

How one woman changed the way people look at people.

Women, HEROESThe AtticMarch 20, 2018Women, Margaret Mead, anthropology, franz boas, samoa Comment

LINCOLN IN MOURNING

A new novel, Lincoln in the Bardo, probes the president's deep sorrow. But how did his son's death change the president and the Civil War?

SATCHEL -- THE OLD MAN AND THE GAME

The starting pitcher was 59-years-old. "Don't look back, something might be gaining on you."

HEROESThe AtticApril 15, 2017Baseball lore, 1960s, People of Color, Satchel Paige Comments