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The Saint Who Sent the Jesuits Packing: A New Translation of an Ethiopian Manuscript Sheds Light on African Women’s Anticolonialism
Asked how she came to translate the life story of Walatta Petros, a 17th-century Ethiopian woman saint, Wendy Belcher jokes…
History on Wheels: Hitting the Road with the Traces BUS-eum and Philly History Truck
On an autumn day in Iowa, an old school bus with brightly painted farmhouses and other familiar sights on its…
Building Blocs: Celebrating 50 Years of Historic Preservation
In 2016, national organizations and community groups around the country will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the National Historic Preservation…
Intrepid and Interdisciplinary: Student-Historians at National History Day 2015
You might describe National History Day (NHD) as the history nerd’s answer to a science fair. The process is very…
NHPRC Publishes Preliminary Strategic Goals Framework
In July, the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC), a program of the National Archives that preserves and makes…
Townhouse Notes
Entering graduate school as a veteran writer and editor, I already harbored a revulsion against cliché. In the 1990s, for…
Stories Well Told
The phrase “We learn from each other’s stories” seems like a simple statement, but yank the thread and out tumble…
What the President Knew and When He Knew It
Those of us old enough to remember the Senate Watergate hearings will always recollect the mantra of Senator Howard Baker…
J. Leon Helguera, Historian of Latin America (1926-2015)
Born in New York City, Joseph León Helguera grew up in a multilingual, multicultural family. His father had immigrated to…
James McLachlan, Historian of Education, Public Historian, AHA Member (1932-2015)
An érudit among specialists, James McLachlan died in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease on June 19,…
Boaz Neumann, Historian of Zionism and Nazism (1971-2015)
The Russian author Dmitry Bykov was once asked if he believed in life after death. “The question we should ask,”…
American Scholarly Societies Joint Statement on “Campus Carry” Legislation
The American Historical Association joins our colleagues in 28 other scholarly societies in opposing legislation designed to facilitate the carrying…
The Past is Ever Present: Presidential Sessions at the 2016 Annual Meeting
By Vicki L. Ruiz As the 2016 annual meeting in Atlanta approaches, I would like to acknowledge the members of…
Incorporating the Atlantic and Pacific Worlds into the US History Survey
Editor’s Note: This post is the first of a series of posts from the AHA Bridging Cultures project. Participants will…
Coffee and Careers: Why You Should Attend the 2016 Career Fair in Atlanta
If the thought of a Career Fair makes you shudder, it’s probably because you haven’t been to one at the…
Stonewall’s Contested History
The Stonewall Riot, Rebellion, or Uprising occurred over three nights late in June 1969 following a police raid on what…
“Professoring” 101
Whether in research or teaching, as historians we wrestle with the big questions of our specialized fields. Unfortunately, far too…
Understanding the Present
Watching the ongoing refugee crisis in the Middle East and Europe, I cannot but recall the suffering of Middle Eastern…
Encouraging Our Youngest Historians
Across the country middle school and high school students are learning about the historical process through their participation in National…
Dusting Off History for Veterans Day
Today across America, parades and speeches will celebrate Veterans Day. As the Veterans Administration states, the day is “a celebration…
Federal Proposal Would Eliminate IRB Oversight of History
Historians have long complained about interference with their work by institutional review boards (IRBs), university-based ethics committees charged with protecting…
AHA Member Spotlight: Dawn Alexandrea Berry
AHA members are involved in all fields of history, with wide-ranging specializations, interests, and areas of employment. To recognize our…
A Sneak Peek at the November Issue of Perspectives on History
I’m pleased to announce that the November issue of Perspectives on History is online, and it’s packed with stories that…
From History to Logistics
“Why would you major in history? Does Starbucks require a BA now?” If I had a dollar for every time…