THEN AND NOW – POLITICS AND ECONOMICS

THEN AND NOW – POLITICS AND ECONOMICS

“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” – George Santayana Political cartoon by J. Keppler showing Uncle Sam encouraging former VP Colfax to commit Hari-Kari for his involvement with the Credit Mobilier scandal, 1873. These are the...

Which American Woman did the British Suffragettes Follow?

Hint: 1st Female Candidate for U.S. President  When “Suffragette,” the movie, is released, few will know on which American woman the mother and daughter Pankhursts based the British Suffragette movement. The same woman in 1872 became the first female to run for...

1st Woman to Run for President of the United States

Happy Birthday Victoria Woodhull! Know your HERstory! Happy Birthday, Vickie!  This week we celebrate and honor Victoria Woodhull, born September 23, 1838, who ran for President in 1872. This amazing woman along with her sister Tennessee Celeste Claflin operated the...