The Northern Great Plains stretch from Minnesota in the east to the Rocky Mountains in the West. During the 19th century, this vast land of prairie grass and buffalo was the domain of the Sioux Indian Nation ... a nation that would soon be at the he...
The geology of the Great Plains is a product of long epochs of sedimentary buildup followed by equally long epochs of erosion. The result today is a dramatic landscape of bluffs, pinnacles and badlands that contain the rich story of ancient sea crea...
Women achievement, the history of women in America and women heroes are shown in this fifth program of American women history spanning 1916-1936. This program discusses the first woman elected to the U.S. Congress, Jeannette Rankin; women gaining th...
Women achievement, the history of women in America and women heroes are shown in this seventh program of American women history spanning 1959-1981. This program discusses Lorraine Hansberry, Betty Friedan, Lynn Margulis, Joan Ganz Cooney, Roe vs. Wa...
Women achievement, the history of women in America and women heroes are shown in this first program of American women history spanning 1621-1835. This program discusses how women helped found the English colonies; Anne Hutchinson and Anne Bradstreet...
Women achievement, the history of women in America and women heroes are shown in this fourth program of American women history spanning 1889-1912. This program discusses Jane Addams founding Hull House; Nellie Bly, Mary Cassatt, Ida B. Wells, Gertru...
Women achievement, the history of women in America and women heroes are shown in this eighth program of American women history spanning 1985-2001. This program discusses Wilma Mankiller, Oprah Winfrey, Amy Tan, Madeleine Albright, Linda Alvarado, Pl...
Women achievement, the history of women in America and women heroes are shown in this third program of American women history spanning 1852-1885. This program discusses the writers Harriet Beecher Stowe, Emily Dickinson, Harriet Tubman, Louisa May A...
The Civil War was the most devastating event in American history. Three southern national monuments tell the story of the war's origin, the attack that started the conflict, and how the American Civil War changed the country and the very nature of w...
The Southern Plains are distinguished by short grass prairies ... hot, dry summers and cold, windy winters. But in spite of these tough climatic conditions, the area is rich in human history. Indeed, the Southern Plains are called the cradle of Nort...