Democracy is facing challenges around the globe. What can history teach us about this moment? Join us this week for a webinar exploring how democracy’s contested past can help us understand its present dilemmas.
➡️ March 12, 3pm ET: https://ow.ly/m5op50YrPa0
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On this day in 1848, Congress passed the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, which approved the annexation of California, New Mexico, and parts of Texas. For other histories of California, see Emmanuelle Perez Tisserant's “(Trans)American History across Borders” in Process. https://tinyurl.com/ywwr37h7
A quick #OAH26 travel tip: book your hotel soon. Our discounted conference rates are available through March 26 or until the block fills. And let’s just say… the historians are booking quickly. If you’re planning to join us in Philly, this is your sign to book now.
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Feminists marching in the streets of Washington, D.C., as part of the nationwide Women's Strike for Equality held on August 26, 1970. Courtesy Library of Congress.
Happy Women’s History Month! The JAH has updated its Women’s History Index, which is a list of every JAH article about women’s history published since the Journal’s inception. Take a look here! https://www.oah.org/process/2026-womens-history-index/
Perspective is everything. Join us TODAY at 5pm ET for Tariffs in Historical Perspective. Our panel of experts will unpack the origins and evolution of trade policy to help us better understand the present.
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Are you researching and writing about histories of health, hygiene, or disease? Check out Process’s most recent call for papers on health and hygiene. We’re accepting submissions until May 1! https://www.oah.org/process/call-for-papers-health-and-hygiene/
🎙️📚 Learn about women's history with the OAH! The OAH Distinguished Lectureship Program brings you 150 dynamic speakers offering 200+ talks on pivotal women's history topics. Book a speaker today! https://ow.ly/BXXW50Yo8Nz
Please join us in wishing OAH Lecturer Rosemarie Zagarri the very best as she presents “Founding Mothers: How Women Shaped the American Revolution” this evening at the Univ of TX–Rio Grande Valley at 6:45pm. #OAH Lecturer
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By this 1846 order, Samual Coleman, Surveyor of the Road for a segment running from the plantation “Fancy farm Mills” to “the Gum Spring on the Jenningses Gap road,” is alloted new “hands” under the names of resident slaveholders to supplement “those now on the list.” Order, May 20, 1846, Road Lists and Reports, 1757-1884, Road Hand Records, box 1, Bedford County Road Hand Records (Library of Virginia).
On this day in 1807, Congress passed the Act Prohibiting the Importation of Slaves. For more on the history of U.S. slavery, see Aaron Hall’s blog post “Public Roads in the Slave State Archive.” https://tinyurl.com/yn6tcshc
The weekend is here! So is a new read from OAH Lecturer Adrian De Leon:, Balikbayan: A Revenant History of the Filipino Homeland.
Get your copy: https://ow.ly/wIOg50YniZ4
Schedule a book talk: https://ow.ly/qIA250YniZ5
The celebrated Currier and Ives print, Across the Continent: “Westward the Course of Empire Takes Its Way,”(1868, original drawing by Fanny Palmer) places the humble home, school, church, and railroad at the center of an expanding empire. Courtesy Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress, LC-DIG-ppmsca-03213.
New post alert! In “Home on the Margins,” Nicole Martin reflects on her September 2025 JAH article about gender, race, and home in the 19th century American West. https://tinyurl.com/ykdyp76u
Fresh off KPBS's Firing Line with Margaret Hoover is Jon Meacham! Now you can see him live.
🎤 Join us in Philly at #OAH26 to hear Jon Meacham in conversation with OAH Pres Annette Gordon-Reed as they discuss history + democracy.
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Coming up tomorrow at 5pm ET! Register for our webinar Politics and Culture at the Closing of the Cold War. https://ow.ly/uMrG50YkqqW
A full-color political cartoon showing Uncle Sam growing across time. On the far left, a baby Uncle Sam from 1783. Next a child Uncle Sam holds an ax representing 1803. A teenaged Uncle Sam is labeled 1819. A thin young man Sam is labeled 1861. A larger Uncle Sam represents 1898. Finally, a round Uncle Sam holds a battleship and is labeled 1899. Hands reach out to the 1899 Uncle Sam, now wanting to be "on friendly terms with" him. Judge, 36 (Feb. 4, 1899), 72–73.
On this day in 1987, Andy Warhol passed away at age 58. For other histories of visual culture, see Bonnie M. Miller’s “Imperial Feasting: Representations of Food and Consumption in the Political Cartoons of the Spanish-American War of 1898,” in Process. https://tinyurl.com/2p9veafd
There are just 100 days until Pride Month! 🌈
Explore our available talks here:
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Browse our LGBTQ+ speaker directory:
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SCOTUS ruled today against President Trump’s tariffs. How have tariffs shaped American history? Find out at our March 5 webinar, Tariffs in Historical Perspective.
Register: https://ow.ly/Cmcp50YiWKh
New post alert! Read Cookie Woolner’s piece, “The Rocky Horror Picture Show as Bisexual History Landmark,” which discusses experiences of bisexuality in and around Rocky Horror and the film’s place in queer culture. https://tinyurl.com/hmuvdmnu.
The Chat Room provides an opportunity for historians to share and learn from the knowledge and experiences of their peers. Happening in the Exhibit Hall only at #OAH26!
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Map showing the Combahee River in South Carolina where in 1863 Harriet Tubman led the Combahee Ferry Raid that freed more than 700 people from slavery. Courtesy War Department, Office of the Chief of Engineers, Sept. 25, 1866, via Wikimedia Commons. https://tinyurl.com/yc73dpes.
Happy Black History Month! Read this piece on Process reflecting on fifty years of the Combahee River Collective statement and its importance for Black feminist thought in the United States: https://www.processhistory.org/fifty-years-of-combahee-river-collective-carmichael-murphy/.
Our first affinity group meeting is happening this week! Affinity groups offer a chance to connect with colleagues who understand the specific contexts of your work. Find out how you can sign up: https://ow.ly/N4T350YhhE1
The OAH Exhibit Hall is a vibrant hub at #OAH26. Explore the latest publications, connect with exhibitors, discover teaching resources, and engage with the organizations shaping the future of our field. https://ow.ly/6NXA50Yhhug
The Commons at Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College. Credit: FDLTCC.
On this day in 1909, Geronimo, a leader and medicine man from the Bedonkohe band of the Ndendahe Apache people, passed away at 79. For more on Native American history, listen to Nick Zimmerman’s “Lessons in History: Teaching at a Tribal College in Northern Minnesota.” https://tinyurl.com/c3j4vjf2
A new podcast episode is available now! Listen to Dr. Devin Kennedy talk about his JAH article about the financialization of the United States economy in the mid to late twentieth century. https://www.oah.org/podcasts/jah-podcast/
🥳 Congratulations to OAH’s newly elected leadership! Thank you to all who participated in this year’s election. See the results: https://ow.ly/ZT4l50YgHkL
How has the presidency shaped American history, and how has history shaped the presidency? This President’s Day, explore Presidential Misconduct, Historians, and History from Process.
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Header for The American Historian Fall 2025 issue, "America in Flux: Politics at the Closing of the Cold War."
Happy Valentine’s Day from the JAH! Show some love to the latest issue of The American Historian, “America in Flux: Politics at the Closing of the Cold War,” available here: https://www.oah.org/tah/politics-at-the-closing-of-the-cold-war/
Bring the power of historical scholarship to your campus or community—explore the OAH Lectureship Program and book a speaker today. #OAHLecturer
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This Black History Month, explore our collection of Black history scholarship, revisit past webinars on YouTube, preview #OAH26 sessions using the African American tag, and connect with experts through the OAH Lectureship Program. https://www.oah.org/black-history/
We have joined PEN America's letter to Texas A&M requesting they rescind policies that have resulted in the censorship of academic courses across the institution and the announced closure of the University’s Women’s & Gender Studies Program. https://ow.ly/SI5Y50YcY6n
New from HARPPing on History : George Washington, and the History We Keep Fighting Over by John Garrison Marks. https://ow.ly/ltHg50YcM4j
