By researching and writing the life and experiences of the ambitious, charismatic Angelica Schuyler Church, Beer tells the U.S. origin story from the perspective of a woman situated at the heart of the American Revolution and the founding era.
Please join the William L. Clements Library and U.S.@250 for a student panel and reception, hosted in the historic Avenir Foundation Reading Room. Student curators will discuss their experiences in creating a public-facing exhibit documenting various ways that people have celebrated the Fourth of July throughout history.
What does patriotism mean in today's America? Join Eric Liu, founder of Citizen University, for an evening of reflection and dialogue on the evolving meaning of patriotism and civic responsibility.
In this conversation, author Don James McLaughlin explores how phobia — first tied to diseases like hydrophobia (rabies) — became a flexible suffix attached to various fears and social concerns, shaping political, medical, and aesthetic thought from the colonial period through the early 20th century.
Archives, the foundational resource for historical research, do not emerge from a vacuum. What materials are included in the archive, and why?
