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The legacy of President Rutherford B. Hayes remains disputed among historians. For while Hayes entered the White House during a time of discord and...

Henry Winter Davis was a United States Representative, serving Maryland’s 3rd and 4th congressional districts. Davis was born in 1817, the son of...

Benjamin Franklin “Bluff” Wade was born on October 27, 1800, in Feeding Hills, Massachusetts. He grew up working as a laborer. His family moved to...

Despite being one of the most influential American authors of the 20th century, Louisa May Alcott’s resume goes well beyond her published works. Born...

Mary Fields, better known as “Stagecoach Mary,” is both a physical and symbolic pioneer. Not only did Mary Fields traverse the rigorous Montana...

Harriet Beecher Stowe was born on June 14, 1811, in Litchfield, Connecticut. Born to devout Calvinist parents, Harriet grew up in a deeply religious...

Maria Ruíz de Burton was a ‘Renaissance Woman’ of her time, excelling in politics, writing, and activism throughout the 19th century. Born on July 3...

Maria Dolores “Lola” Sánchez was one of the most unsuspecting Confederate spies of the Civil War. Born to Cuban parents who immigrated to Florida in...

Abraham Lincoln, decimosexto presidente de los Estados Unidos, nació cerca de Hodgenville, Kentucky, el 12 de febrero de 1809. Su familia se mudó a...

Born on September 23, 1838, in Homer, Ohio, Woodhull was one of ten children born into a life of poverty. Woodhull’s mother was illiterate, and her...

Biography of Civil War Union General Joseph Hooker

Biography of Civil War Union General Philip Sheridan