Dolores Huerta gained prominence as an organizer of farmworkers seeking better wages. Here's why she visited Arizona over the years.

Books & the Arts / A new book revisits the public housing programs of the 1930s. Joshua Freeman Today, Mary K. Simkhovitch is little remembered. But in the first half of the 20th century, her name was ...

Celebrate Women's History Month with your children by watching these PBS KIDS shows that teach important lessons that young kids can understand.

From theater and opera to hands‑on workshops, history talks and early spring hikes, this weekend brings a packed lineup of events across the borough.

The Sorosis Book Club met on Feb. 19 at Henderson Country Club. The selection was "An Unfinished Love Story: A Personal History of the 1960s" by Doris Kearns ...

Amid ongoing U.S. book ban debates, the ALA’s 2026 Youth Media Awards honored diverse LGBTQ+ authors and stories for young ...

Exhibition: The exhibition “Watts per Lumen” is currently on display at The Dorsky Museum of Art on the SUNY New Paltz campus, Haggerty Circle Parking Lot 16, 35 Hawk Drive, New Paltz, N.Y. This ...

The story has been passed down through several generations of staff and volunteers at Sagamore Hill. Brian Tadler, vice president of the Friends of Sagamore Hill, said he heard it from a now-retired ...

The death of the former first lady, a noted humanitarian and an active force in the Democratic Party, was mourned by people ...

Less than a year before the beginning of World War II, first lady Eleanor Roosevelt stressed the importance of peace during a lecture inside UW’s Meany Hall on March 21, 1938. As first lady, Roosevelt ...

Chris Brown knows children’s theater owes a debt to children’s literature. So Orlando Family Stage, where Brown is executive director, is about to repay that debt — in a really big way. As part of its ...

Read all of Slate’s stories about the 25 Greatest Picture Books of the Past 25 Years. On Oct. 8, 2010, the New York Times ran a story on its front page: “Picture Books No Longer a Staple for Children.