The Archive - Alex Bauer Writes

Alex Bauer Writes

The Archive

Past posts from all around the internet of mine that I want to have all in one place.

Woody Guthrie, An Anthem and the Spark Of a Movement: The Origins and Legacy of "This Is Your Land"

Woody Guthrie, An Anthem and the Spark Of a Movement: The Origins and Legacy of "This Is Your Land"

On February 23, 1940, folk singer Woody Guthrie jotted down the lyrics to a new song he titled "God Blessed America". He was in his room at the Hanover House in New York City, and on this particular day, Guthrie was an annoyed, yet determined songwriter. He channeled

"Failure Is Impossible!": Women's Suffrage and the Journey to the Nineteenth Amendment

"Failure Is Impossible!": Women's Suffrage and the Journey to the Nineteenth Amendment

July 19th, 1848, was hot. The unforgiving summer heat focused its attention on the Wesleyan Chapel in Seneca Falls, New York. The low murmur of voices – all women – echoed throughout the church, as the site of the first convention on women’s rights in the United States was packed with