Casting a ballot on Election Day transformed into a completely different experience in the early twentieth century. Generally, voting in Philadelphia moved indoors, grew safer,

Voting changed after the Civil War in the newly consolidated City of Philadelphia. More men could vote on Election Day than ever before, and the

The founding fathers wanted to pretend that the government of the newly formed United States stood above faction. But organizing and get out the vote

Colonial Philadelphias government provided a striking contrast to the more egalitarian, consensus-driven leadership of the Native American Lenape. Election Day in colonial Philadelphia placed a

These are the womens movement histories that you havent heard. After the Civil War, women from all walks of life worked to make Philadelphia a

When you walk around the city at night, do you enjoy the glimpses you get of other peoples well-lit homes? If you do (and who

Despite cycles of economic depression, Philadelphia transformed during the Gilded Age. Entire neighborhoods sprang up to house a growing population. Major infrastructure projects changed how

A 144-year old hotel register from Springfield, Ohio, sends us on the trail of the fly-by-night Philadelphia Blue Stockings. The pursuit will take us through

Were rebroadcasting this earlier episode about the Black communitys fight to integrate Phillys streetcars in the years following the Civil War 1865-1871. This story fits

Philadelphia, like the rest of the nation, was poorly prepared for war. When the Civil War broke out, the cobbled-together city became a key part