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Explore the History Surrounding Objects

Want to know more about the history, philosophy, or psychology behind a topic? This is the section for you. Each page offers information, insights, and thought-provoking questions that are designed with the curious — and with educational professionals — in mind.

  • Creating Liberty

    Focus: History, Art

    Why is Liberty female, and did her gender affect how people thought about Liberty?

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  • The Psychology of Revolution

    Focus: Psychology

    What makes someone fight for a new country? What makes someone fight to remain part of Britain?

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  • Women and a New World

    Focus: History, Politics, Art

    How far and how permanently did revolutionary ideas spread to how people viewed women?

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  • Teddy Roosevelt's Competing Americas and the Lincoln Cent

    Focus: History, Politics, Art

    How does the Lincoln penny speak to Roosevelt’s view of women and nationhood?

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