Chism, Kahlil. “Harriet Tubman: Spy, Veteran, and Widow.” OAH Magazine of History 19, no. 2 (2005): 47-51. Accessed February 26, 2021. http://www.jstor.org/stable/25163763. This lesson plan from OAH Magazine, argues that it is important to understand how Harriet Tubman’s race and gender can help us understand her experiences, focusing specifically on her work as a spy. By discussing […]

Digital humanities projects can be made interactive by allowing for contributions from the public and through the use of roleplay. Allowing the public to contribute to a digital humanities project is a natural way for the project to grow and can give users a deeper feeling of connection. This can involve either contributing one’s own […]

Statement of the humanities themes When wars or other military activities in America between 1776-1865 are discussed, the conversation often focuses on the contributions of WASP (white Anglo-Saxon Protestant) men, generally as soldiers. At many points, the American army has been reluctant to let non-dominant groups serve as soldiers but has let them contribute in […]

While planning for my public humanities project, I explored several digital repositories. While I am not yet certain about what topic I will ultimately go with, HathiTrust, DPLA, the Smithsonian Collections, and Harvard Library’s “Women Working” collection piqued my interest as potential sources for my project. I started out with HathiTrust, a repository I have […]