Becky Little, HISTORY

Becky Little

HISTORY

Washington, DC, United States

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Recent:
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Past:
  • HISTORY
  • Biography.com
  • National Geographic
  • Smithsonian Magazine
  • Washington Post
  • NPR
  • HuffPost

Past articles by Becky:

Benjamin Franklin’s Kite Experiment: What Do We Know?

There was a key. There was a kite. Otherwise, accounts of the event remain murky. → Read More

6 Trailblazing Queer Women in Comedy

Here’s a look at pioneering queer women in comedy, from Moms Mabley to Lily Tomlin. → Read More

How Betty Ford Tackled the Taboo of Addiction

The former first lady spoke publicly about her struggles with prescription pills and alcohol, and founded a rehab center to help others. → Read More

Arab Immigration to the United States: Timeline

The first major period of Arab immigration started around 1880, when residents of the Ottoman Empire began to come to the United States. → Read More

How Black Women Fought for Civil War Pensions and Benefits

In a time when military pensions were a large part of the federal budget, Black women faced unique challenges in securing compensation. → Read More

How the US Civil War Inspired Women to Enter Nursing

As America's brutal war inflicted high casualties and placed a strain on military medical care, women on both sides of the conflict answered the call. → Read More

8 Astounding Moments in Women’s Olympic Gymnastics

From Olga Korbut’s famous flip to Kerri Strug's vault landing to Simone Biles’ multiple golds, see the feats that wowed the world. → Read More

The US Funded Universal Childcare During World War II—Then Stopped

Federally-subsidized childcare centers took care of an estimated 550,000 to 600,000 children while their mothers worked wartime jobs. → Read More

The Female World War II Codebreaker Who Busted Nazi Spy Rings

Elizebeth Friedman’s codebreaking helped save the Queen Mary and capture a Nazi spy ringleader in Latin America. → Read More

9 Groundbreaking Inventions by Women

Women inventors are behind a wide range of key innovations, from Kevlar to dishwashers to better life rafts. → Read More

4 Diseases You’ve Probably Forgotten About Because of Vaccines

Vaccines are so effective at fighting disease that sometimes it’s easy to forget their impact. → Read More

The Native American Government That Inspired the US Constitution

The constitutional framers may have viewed Indigenous people of the Iroquois Confederacy as inferior, but that didn't stop them from admiring their federalist principles. → Read More

5 Vice Presidential Candidates Who Made

Some undid the work of their running mate, others bolstered their ticket. → Read More

When the 'Capitol Crawl' Dramatized the Need for Americans with Disabilities Act

The 1990 protest demonstrated the barriers that inaccessible buildings create for people with disabilities. → Read More

'Mask Slackers' and 'Deadly' Spit: The 1918 Flu Campaigns to Shame People Into Following New Rules

During the so-called Spanish Flu, cartoons, PSAs and streetcar signs urged Americans to follow health guidelines to keep the pandemic from spreading. → Read More

The Secret British Campaign to Persuade the US to Enter WWII

The campaign used fake news to shift U.S. opinion about going to war with Germany. → Read More

When Mask-Wearing Rules in the 1918 Pandemic Faced Resistance

Most people complied, but some resisted (or poked holes in their masks to smoke). → Read More

How the 1982 Murder of Vincent Chin Ignited a Push for Asian American Rights

Two autoworkers who reportedly mistook Chin to be Japanese received no jail time for the killing. → Read More

6 Legendary Lost Treasures of World War II

Human fossils, an amber room and a Raphael masterpiece all went missing during WWII. → Read More

The Shroud of Turin: 7 Intriguing Facts

The controversial shroud that is claimed to have once covered the body of Jesus first appeared in the 1350s and is now available for online viewing. → Read More