By Sarah Horowitz
The Kinzua Dam on the Allegheny River in Western Pennsylvania was formally dedicated in September, 1966. Intended for flood control and power generation, the dam and the reservoir it created led to the displacement of 160 Seneca …
Thinking Partners Meeting 11.14.2018
Members of our thinking partners and steering committee met in-person and via Zoom at the Athenaeum of Philadelphia for the second in a series of conversations. Conversation focused on valuing the contributions of those involved in Chronicling Resistance and similar …
Ladies Resist, Counter-resist, and Complicate
Editor’s Note: How will women vote? The question has been on the minds of politicians and pundits since before the ratification of the nineteenth amendment. Women’s potential votes carried power on major questions such as citizenship, the rights of enslaved …
In 100 Years, What Will Be the Origin Story of #MeToo?
By Mariam Williams
On October 15, 2018, Tarana Burke posted the following message to Twitter:
…A year ago today I thought my world was falling apart. I woke up to find out that the hashtag #metoo had gone viral
Thinking Partners Meeting 10.09.2018
Note: To make information on our website easier to find, we’ve moved meeting summaries to our blog and deleted the “Discover” page. You’ll find all Thinking Partner meeting summaries under the “Project Updates,” “Meeting Summaries,” and “What We’ve Learned” categories.…
Seeking Experts to Open Doors
By Mariam Williams
In September, several members of the Chronicling Resistance steering committee attended the Annual Meeting of the Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance. There we heard a keynote address from Nina Simon, Executive Director of the Santa Cruz Museum of …
The Philadelphia Region: Resisting Since 1688
By Laura Blanchard
Resistance takes many forms and embraces many topics.
In the Philadelphia region, resistance began with a protest against slavery in 1688 and continues to this day. Our ancestors and our neighbors could be found on the front …