Classic Reader provides numerous classic works from famous authors. One work is "Concealed Art," a piece from the 1900's. This story was written by the English humorist author named P.G. Wodehouse, the writer whose full name was Sir...

Many women in the early 1900's became members of Congress when they became widows. This became so prevalent it was known as the Widow's Mandate. Learn about this phenomenon and the women who made a difference in Congress.

With our 24-hour news cycle, we are used to media following politician's every move. For the first women in Congress, the media coverage was just as extensive for the early 1900's. They were a novelty and American's wanted to know their...

Women championed many pivotal pieces of legislation in the early 1900's. They pushed for prohibition, payment of a bonus for WWI veterans, federal money for prenatal, maternal, and infant care, and many more progressive issues. The...

Marcel Duchamp was an artist in the early 1900s and worked in the style of the Dadaists (and Surrealists). He was very conceptual and used mathematical equations at times within his artwork.

Have you ever thought about your shadow? One way to learn about them is to make your own shadow box theater--once a very popular form of entertainment in Europe during the 1800s and early 1900s.

A complete, undergraduate level online class on the topic of modern music in the 1900s. Includes complete course material.

A complete, undergraduate level online class on the topic of modern music in the 1900s. Includes course assignments.

A complete, undergraduate level online class on the topic of modern music in the 1900s. Includes exams.

David Bremner Henderson (March 14, 1840 - February 25, 1906) was an American politician of the 1890s and 1900s.

The falls of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone by Grafton Tyler Brown depicts the Grand Canyon, the one found at Yellowstone in Wyoming. Grafton Brown was one of the first African-American artists to depict scenes of the West. View...