Chris Gardner: From Homeless to Hero
byIf a man were to be abandoned by family, abused by his stepfather, raped by a gang member, put in jail, divorced, raise his only son by himself, and be…
Social History
La Nueva Noche Triste, October 2, 1968
byThe 1960’s was a decade that will go down in history, from the music to the civil rights movement and the cold war. By far this decade was definitely not…
Malala: The Girl That Took A Shot For Women’s Education
byOn Monday 19, January 2009, the brief journal of a mysterious girl named Gul Makai was published on the BBC’s newspaper. This brave young Pakistani girl wrote about her daily life struggles…
Guilty Until Proven Innocent: The Story of Dobie Williams
byThroughout the history of the United States, there have been tens of thousands of murders, rapes, and other heinous crimes. For over two-hundred years, the United States government intended to…
The Campaign of a Century: Dove’s “Real Beauty”
byThe beauty industry is one that has dominated in terms of sales and marketing for decades. It is a field that many are attracted to, yet few take the time…
The Love Story of the Lovings
by“Not a day goes by that I don’t think of Richard and our love, our right to marry, and how much it meant to me to have that freedom to…
Death by Ivory
byStanding at an average height of 11 ft. and weighing 6 tons, the African elephant is the largest mammal walking the Earth. As they migrate through the African continent, their…
Betty Friedan: A Voice For All
byIn 1957, Smith College hosted the most important class reunion ever to be held in the history of America. Betty Friedan, a student of that class, attended the reunion to…
Who says a woman can’t be gangsta? Alice Diamond and the Forty Elephants
byThe year was 1862, a time when thievery ran rampant in London’s lower class families, when women had little to no rights, and when men held the reins of society….
Thou Shalt Not Kill
byCapital punishment has been used in the United States since its independence from the United Kingdom and is still applied in many of the 50 states today, with most executions…
Shifting Worlds: A Convention Orders the Exchange of Greek and Turkish Populations Against Their Will
byThe year is 1920. The Treaty of Sevres has just been signed on August 10, 1920 effectively ending the rule of the Ottoman Empire and breaking it apart into multiple…
Omar Hassan Ahmad Al Bashir: President and Criminal
by“Mr. President, we, the victims of Darfur, come before this council today with a simple message. We do not need more reports. Time is running out. We need action. Our humanitarian situation is critical….
“I rather walk with a friend in the dark, than alone in the light”: The Miracle named Helen Keller
byKate gave Helen a piece of candy in order to stop Helen’s tantrum. Helen stopped and walked away from Kate and went over to her newborn sister’s cradle and tipped…
A Tale of Two Harlots: The Unlikely Dream and a Stark Reality in Georgian England
byWhen the Georgian Era comes to mind, the idea of it being rife with sex and vice probably never crosses anyone’s mind, but this was actually the case. Dan Cruickshank,…
“My Name is Harvey Milk and I Wanna Recruit You”
byIn a time of Phyllis Schlaflys, Anita Bryants, and rhetoric that depicted homosexuality as a crime, going from being a careful and closeted man to California’s first openly-gay elected public…
The Case of The Silent Sisters vs. The World (Or Each Other?)
byHave you ever thought of murdering your sibling after an argument? Or does that seem a bit too extreme? Perhaps too understandable? Sisters! There is no greater bond like that…
The Unrecognized Soldier of the Mexican Revolution: Petra Herrera and the Adelitas
byWinner of the Spring 2018 StMU History Media Award for Best Article in the Category of “Gender Studies” “La Adelita” was one of the most popular corridos, or songs of romance,…
The Art of Forgiveness: How Immaculée Ilibagiza survived the painful losses from the Rwandan Genocide
by“Get up, Immaculée–for heaven’s sake, get up. The president is dead!”1 Immaculee Ilibagiza quickly got out of bed and fumbled to put her clothes on as her brother shouted at her….
Heroes Raining Down: 555th Parachute Infantry
byWinner of theSpring 2018 StMU History Media Award for Best Article in the Category of “Social History” What is courage? What is strength? Perhaps it is being ready to fight…
The Elmira Express, Ernie Davis
byErnie Davis is remembered as one of the most dynamic running backs in NCAA football history. Overcoming adversity is something he had been doing since the time he was born…