Author: historikate

My article about Harriet Tubman and her Combahee Ferry Raid is published in the Historian’s Magazine! (Page 18). She joined the Union Army and began work as an Army nurse, caring for the war’s wounded. Later, she was given the order to organize a network of spies and informants. She was tasked with gaining Confederate intelligence and reporting to her military superiors. The information Harriet supplied helped thwart the plans of the Confederate Army by intercepting gun powder barrels that were intended to use on Union supply lines and ships, along with other Confederate military plans. Her ability to mentally store essential information for the Union despite that she was illiterate, made her a valuable asset to the Union and the cause of abolition. She led a raid against the Combahee Ferry rice plantation in June 1863, which would prove to be devastating to the large plantation and the Confederacy. I hope you enjoy the article!

https://thehistoriansmagazine.com/edition-10-black-history-month

https://link.medium.com/R1O2jK11Btb

https://open.spotify.com/episode/1mfC48cvoSIatA9qoS92SR

Hi, y’all! I’m very excited to announce that my article, For Man and Citizen- The French Revolution is featured and published in the Historian’s Magazine! In addition to women’s history, I do enjoy researching many other facets of history. If you want to read my article, follow the link below!

https://thehistoriansmagazine.com/edition-9-rebellions-revolutions-and-revolts

Hello all! After a short hiatus in posting due to writing a few articles for The Historian’s Magazine, I am pleased to announce my newest article, Before They Called her, “Madame President.”: Mary Todd Lincoln. This article is the first of several upcoming in my new writing segment, which features the early First Ladies. These women were highly impactful on those within their social circles and on the men they stood beside while rising on the political platform. I hope you enjoy reading about these important First Ladies!

History can be complicated. It does not follow a formulaic pattern like other subjects in the academic sphere. History is a beautifully exciting, complicated, and at times, painful chronicle of humanity. The stories of the past are just as relevant to us today as it was to the audiences that lived it first-hand. History is busting at the seams with fascinating people, places, and eras that deserve our undivided attention. The lessons that lay before us are entirely beneficial and relevant to who we are today. So, why remember the ladies?

Personally, I have always been drawn to women’s history. From the core of the earth to border of our atmosphere is the limit to the exploration and adventure women’s history can take you. There are numerous women in history that have either remained unknown, forgotten, or labeled as irrelevant to today’s culture. I aspire to pull these fascinating women from the shadows and into the spotlight where they belong. Their voices echo from beyond their respective eras, imploring us to listen.

Abigail Adams penned the words to her husband, John on March 31, 1776, to “remember the ladies,” in the hopes that women would be seen as far more than domestics with hushed political voices. Although her words were left unheeded long past her time, they were carried and cried out from the hearts of women who succeeded her, and we claim that freedom today. This blog will feature women in history and there will be links to my published articles that I hope you will enjoy reading as much as I’ve enjoyed writing them. So, let’s shake the cobwebs from these stories and celebrate these ladies!