Who deserves to be in a museum? For too long, the answer has been "the extraordinary" -- those aspirational historymakers who inspire us with their successes. But those stories are limiting, says museum curator Ariana Curtis. In a...

There are facts, there are opinions, and there are lies, says historian Deborah Lipstadt, telling the remarkable story of her research into Holocaust deniers -- and their deliberate distortion of history. Lipstadt encourages us all to go...

Deborah Sampson, born in 1760, disguised herself as a man to fight in the Revolutionary War. Facing early financial struggles, she educated herself and enlisted as Robert Shurtleff. For over 18 months, she served in the military,...

A pioneering stem cell transplant procedure has restored sight to Deborah Caitlin, who had been blind in both eyes due to a childhood accident and an acid incident. Surgeons took stem cells from a deceased donor, grew them into a thin...

After her honorable discharge, Deborah Sampson returned to Massachusetts. Initially, she continuined to live as a man, adopting the identity of her younger brother. She later married Benjamin Gannett, raised four children, and faced...

In July 1783, Deborah Sampson, disguised as a male soldier, was part of a contingent sent to Philadelphia to quell a protest by soldiers demanding pay. While there, she fell ill and her true identity was discovered by a doctor, who...

Deborah Sampson, one of the earliest women to enlist in the Continental Army, disguised herself as a man to serve during the American Revolution. Despite being discovered once and facing rejection from her church, she re-enlisted and...

Deborah Sampson is one of the earliest women to enlist in the U.S. Army and disguised herself as a man in order to fight during the American Revolution. Born in 1760, she faced hardships, including being orphaned and working as an...

Dr. Michael Hynes is the Superintendent of Schools for the Patchogue Medford School District. Prior to working in Patchogue-Medford, Dr. Hynes served as the Superintendent of Schools for the Shelter Island School District, the...

Ayla Gavins is the principal of the Mission Hill K-8 School in Boston’s Mission Hill district. Originally from a small town near the Pittsburgh area, Ayla began her education career in the Wayland (MA) Public Schools system,...