The ambition of The Atlantic ’s founders was that this magazine would be the preeminent home for arguments about the American ...

The rousing urgency of the song seems to possess a power that, according to its own lyrics, “transfigures you and me.” ...

Julia Ward Howe, an abolitionist and women's rights activist, was born in New York in 1819 but had deep family roots in Rhode Island. A prolific writer and speaker, Howe championed various social ...

The new one-woman show, Representation and How to Get It, is an urgent story about women, voting rights, and democracy. Julia Ward Howe is rehearsing a talk she's about to give on representation for ...

Julia Ward Howe (1819-1910) gave the United States — and the world — some of the most inspirational words ever written. She penned "The Battle Hymn of the Republic" in November 1861, during a wartime ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Julia Ward Howe's "Battle Hymn of the Republic" gave voice to a nation's demand for human freedom. It also won Howe the freedom to become a spokesperson for freedom around the world. NOW PLAYING: You ...

LENOX — In 1910, when author, suffragist and social activist Julia Ward Howe died, her memorial at Boston’s Symphony Hall attracted an overflowing crowd of 4,000 people. Today, however, she is ...

This month, our nation pauses to look up to a man who was looked down on for the majority of his brief life. Martin Luther King Jr. was only 5 feet, 6 inches tall. But his stature as a civil rights ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...