History Now Essay Every Citizen a Soldier: World War II Posters on the American Home Front William L. Bird Jr. and Harry Rubenstein Art, Government and Civics, World History 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13+ World War II posters helped to mobilize a nation. Inexpensive, accessible, and ever-present, the poster was an ideal agent for making victory the personal mission of every citizen. Government agencies, businesses, and private... Appears in: 14 | World War II Winter 2007
History Now Essay "If Ever Two Were One": Anne Bradstreet's "To My Dear and Loving Husband" Charlotte Gordon Literature 9, 10, 11, 12, 13+ Anne Bradstreet is famous for being the first American poet. But she did not think of herself as either "first" or "American." She did not even think of herself as a poet. We would call her a Puritan, a term adopted by their enemies... Appears in: 39 | American Poets, American History Spring 2014
History Now Essay From the Editor Carol Berkin Jewish Americans have made contributions to American society that far exceed their percentage of our country’s population. This is a minority culture that has touched every aspect of American society, from the arts, to medicine and... Appears in: 71 | The Jewish Legacy in American History Summer 2024
Essay From the Editor Carol Berkin In both scholarly and popular literature on American entrepreneurship, the focus is often on nineteenth-century inventors like John Deere and Eli Whitney or on “robber barons” like Andrew Carnegie, John D. Rockefeller, and Cornelius...
History Now Essay James Forten, Sailmaker Julie Winch The White visitor headed up the stairs to the large open space above the storerooms and merchants’ offices on Philadelphia’s South Wharves and introduced himself to James Forten, the “gentleman of color” he had heard so much about.... Appears in: 72 | Black Entrepreneurship in America Fall 2024
History Now Essay Mary Ellen Pleasant, Freedom-Fighting Entrepreneur Lynn M. Hudson Abolitionist and capitalist Mary Ellen Pleasant does not seem like the obvious choice for a lesson on Black entrepreneurship. Her work as a freedom fighter, boardinghouse keeper, and investor renders her atypical in histories of... Appears in: 72 | Black Entrepreneurship in America Fall 2024
History Now Essay "Prince of Darkness": Jeremiah G. Hamilton, Wall Street's First Black Millionaire Shane White Jeremiah G. Hamilton was a Black man whose very existence flies in the face of our understanding of the way things were in nineteenth-century New York. He made his fortune as a broker. Although a pioneer, far from being some novice... Appears in: 72 | Black Entrepreneurship in America Fall 2024
History Now Essay Madam C. J. Walker: A Life of Reinvention Erica L. Ball Nothing about Madam C. J. Walker’s origins would suggest that she would become the most famous Black businesswoman and philanthropist of her day. Indeed, for most of her life, the woman known as Madam C. J. Walker lived in fairly... Appears in: 72 | Black Entrepreneurship in America Fall 2024
History Now Essay The History of Black Entrepreneurship in Chicago Robert E. Weems, Jr. Chicago is unique among major American cities in that its first non-Native American resident, as well as its first entrepreneur, was Black. Although much of the life of Jean Baptiste Point Du Sable (1745–1818) remains unknown, his... Appears in: 72 | Black Entrepreneurship in America Fall 2024
History Now Essay The Challenges and Opportunities for Black Women Entrepreneurs in the Global Arena Andrea E. Smith-Hunter Economics The statistics on Black women-owned businesses in the United States are very impressive. A report from JP Morgan indicated that “the number of businesses owned by Black women grew 50% from 2014 to 2019, representing the highest growth... Appears in: 72 | Black Entrepreneurship in America Fall 2024