There weren't any laws against abortion in the U.S. until the 19th century—and ... defeat of the Equal Rights Amendment in 1982. Photograph by Ann E. Zelle, Getty Images “It was really a ...

Allen poses for a picture under the Sojourner Truth mural ... the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment, the monument commemorates the contributions of Sojourner Truth ...

Doug Wilson has built a theocratic regime in Moscow, Idaho, where men rule and biblical teachings guide everything. Now he’s taking the model national, with a receptive crowd in the GOP.

The United States has a long history of book banning, and it’s not only picking up steam—it’s also becoming more problematic ...

O n May 5, The Metropolitan Museum of Art hosts its annual Met Gala—an enormous world-renowned fundraiser that gathers ...

Donald Trump’s destruction of America’s 249-year-old constitutional republic and civic culture follows a historically ...

Correctional officers often dictate end-of-life care for incarcerated people who are terminally ill. Most states either don’t have a formal policy or are given leeway — a big concern for families and ...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Six months after Missouri voters approved an abortion-rights amendment, Republican state lawmakers on Wednesday approved a new referendum that would seek the amendment ...

The statewide Carrie Chapman Catt Award is presented to Iowa high schools that register at least 90% of eligible seniors to vote.

39.This is the aftermath of the Great Molasses Flood of 1919, a deadly event that claimed the lives of 21 people in Boston after a container holding over two million gallons of molasses burst, sending ...

In the immediate aftermath of ratifying the 14th Amendment, which guaranteed people equal protection of the laws, and the 19th Amendment ... I think that that’s the picture of the Supreme ...