Liz Covart

Liz Covart

380 The Tory's Wife

The American Revolution was a movement that divided British Americans. Americans did not...

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380 Women Healers in Early America

Women make up eight out of every ten healthcare workers in the United States. Yet they lag behind...

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378 Everyday Black Living in Early America

When we study the history of Black Americans, especially in the early American period, we tend to...

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377 Phillis Wheatley & the Playwright

2023 marked the 250th anniversary of the arrival of Phillis Wheatley's published book of poetry...

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376 Cotton Mather's Spanish Lessons

Colonial America was born in a world of religious alliances and rivalries. Missionary efforts in...

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375 Misinformation Nation: Fake News in Early America

Over the past decade, we’ve heard a lot about “fake news” and “misinformation.” And as 2024 is an...

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374 The American Revolutionary War in the West

The American Revolution and its War for Independence comprised the United States’ founding...

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373 The Gaspee Affair, 1772

The so-called “March to the American Revolution” comprised many more events than just the Stamp...

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372 A History of the Myaamia

Early America was a diverse place. A significant part of this diversity came from the fact that...

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371 An Archive of Indigenous Slavery

Long before European arrival in the Americas, Indigenous people and nations practiced...

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370 The Ruin of All Witches

Happy Halloween! In honor of the 31st of October and All Hallows Eve, we investigate a historical...

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369 Livestock and Animal Breeds in Early America

Establishing colonies in North America took an astonishing amount of work. Colonists had to clear...

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368 Legacies of the Brafferton Indian School

The Brafferton Indian School has a long and complicated legacy. Chartered with the College of...

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367 The Brafferton Indian School, Part 1

In 1693, King William III and Queen Mary II of England granted a royal charter for two...

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366 Michael Taylor, James Wilson & the U.S. Constitution

On September 17, 1787, the members of the Constitutional Convention concluded their work by...

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365 Road Trip 2023: Early Settlement at Île Ste. Jean

2020 commemorated the 300th anniversary of French presence on Prince Edward Island. Like much of...

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364 Road Trip 2023: La Pointe-Krebs House & Museum

The Mississippi Gulf Coast was the home of many different peoples, cultures, and empires during...

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363 Road Trip 2023: Ste. Genevieve National Historical Park

About 620 miles north of New Orleans and 62 miles south of St. Louis, sits the town of Ste....

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362: David W. Penney, Treaties Between the United States & American Indian Nations

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian has an exhibit called Nation to Nation:...

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361 The Fourth of July in 2026

July 4, 2023 marks the 247th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence and the birth of the...

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