American History 102: 1865-Present
Stanley K. Schultz, Professor of History
William P. Tishler, Producer
Shane Hamilton, Web Editor

Who's Who in American History

By Name || By Era || By Occupation

Post-Civil War and Gilded Age
Anthony, Susan B. Feminist leader (1820-1906)
Blaine, James Gillespie Politician (1830-1893)
Bryan, William Jennings Political leader (1860-1925)
Cochise Native American leader (1812-1874)
Custer, George Military leader (1839-1876)
Darwin, Charles English scientist (1809-1892)
Godkin, E. L. Journalist (1831-1902)
Grady, Henry Journalist, lecturer (1850-1889)
Grant, Ulysses S. Army general, president (1822-1885)
Hickok, "Wild Bill" Wild west legend (1837-1876)
Sitting Bull, (Tatanka Yotanka) Native American leader (1831-1890)
Stanton, Elizabeth Cady Feminist leader (1815-1902)
Sumner, William Graham Social critic (1840-1910)
Turner, Frederick Jackson Historian (1861-1932)
Twain, Mark (Samuel Clemens) Writer (1835-1910)
Woodhull, Victoria Claflin Unorthodox feminist, radical (1838-1927)
Turn-of-the-Century and World War One
Addams, Jane Social reformer, settlement house pioneer (1860-1935)
Debs, Eugene V. Labor union leader, socialist (1855-1926)
Gilman, Charlotte Perkins Feminist author, lecturer (1860-1935)
Goldman, Emma Anarchist (1869-1940)
La Follette, Robert M. Political leader (1855-1925)
Veblen, Thorstein Social critic, economist (1857-1929)
The 1920s
Barton, Bruce Advertising executive, author (1886-1967)
Ford, Henry Automobile manufacturer (1863-1947)
Lewis, Sinclair Writer (1885-1951)
Great Depression
Long, Huey Politician (1893-1935)
Steinbeck, John Writer (1902-1968)
World War Two
Eisenhower, Dwight D. Military leader, President (1890-1969)
Randolph, Asa Philip Labor organizer, civil rights leader (1889-1979)
Post-World War Two
Diem, Ngo Dinh Vietnamese political leader (1901-1963)
Kissinger, Henry Diplomat, political scientist (1923- )
McCarthy, Joseph Politician (1909-1957)

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