1% of History

Where did sororities come from? Why are they important? Will they be around forever? These are just a few of the questions tackled on this episode of 1% of History.
 
Sources:
https://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/tradition/a9660538/first-oldest-college-sorority/
https://historyit.com/sorority-history-is-womens-history/
alphadeltapi.org
https://people.com/celebrity/celebrities-who-were-in-sororities/
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-education-harvard-idUSKBN240351
https://dso.college.harvard.edu/usgso-policy
http://dublinlaurenscountygeorgia.blogspot.com/2016/03/eugenia-tucker-cochran-fitzgerald.html
https://www.womensactivism.nyc/stories/7759
 

Learn more about who Ruth Bader Ginsburg is and what the Supreme Court's job actually is!
RBG is a female icon in the United States-with good reason. Fing out more about her life and why she is so important.
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For Kids-
Who was Ruth Bader Ginsburg?
Becoming RBG
The Story of Ruth Bader Ginsburg
For Adults-
My Own Words
Notorious RBG

Hi y'all, welcome to today's episode! I'm introducing 1% of History and who Phillis Wheatley is! Y'all, I'm so excited to bring to you a new episode where we explore a little bit more of our history, particularly Phillis Wheatley. 
 
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Find out who and how participated in the American Revolutionary War.

Find out about the different causes of the American Revolutionary War.
Plus, let's think about it: did the king really only mean to help out a company or do you think he was trying to punish the colonists for leaving England?
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Join me as I talk about Benedict Arnold. 
Benedict Arnold is known as the traitor; however, it turns out he's got more to him than that! 
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Sources:
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Benedict-Arnold
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/benedict-arnold-turned-traitor-american-revolution-180958786/
https://www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/popup_arnoldsleg.html
https://www.loc.gov/resource/mcc.054/?sp=1&r=-0.138,0.223,1.823,0.808,0

Join me as we talk about James Armistead Lafayette-a spy during the Revolutionary War.
 
Sources:
https://www.battlefields.org/learn/biographies/james-armistead-lafayette
https://www.biography.com/political-figure/james-armistead
https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/lafayette-james-armistead-1760-1832/
https://www.army.mil/article/119280/james_armistead_lafayette_1760_1832
https://www.history.com/news/battle-of-yorktown-slave-spy-james-armistead
https://www.colonialwilliamsburg.org/explore/nation-builders/james-armistead-lafayette/
 

Join me as we discuss the history of Amelia Earhart! Who is she, what did she do, and what do we know about her disappearance? 
Sources:
ameliaearhart.com
history.com
smithsonianmagazine.com