Susan B. Anthony was teaching public school in Canajoharie, New York, in 1848 when she found out that teachers who
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“My father was a St. Bernard, my mother was a collie, but I am a Presbyterian.” So begins “A Dog’s
As young Catholics, Protestants and Jews continue to fall away in record numbers from the faith embraced by their parents
The story of Robert H. Jackson is uniquely American. His journey from Chautauqua County farm boy to the pre-eminent legal
Week Five’s theme at Chautauqua Institution is “The Supreme Court: At a Tipping Point?” Law and history scholar Annette Gordon-Reed
In 2013, Charles Taylor, the former president of the West African nation Liberia, was convicted and sentenced to 50 years
As Chautauquans this week have addressed the topic “A Crisis of Faith?” by exploring the juncture of religion and social
If it’s Tuesday, this must be Buffalo. Well, not exactly, but it is Buffalo Day at Chautauqua. It’s the eight
In 1821, a Cherokee silversmith called Sequoyah accomplished a feat unparalleled in linguistic history when he completed a yearslong effort
WEEK ONE SATURDAY, JUNE 24 9:30 Chabad Jewish House Community Shabbat Service. Rabbi Zalman Vilenkin. Kiddush follows at 12:15 p.m. Zigdon Chabad Jewish
Everybody knows Rosie the Riveter, that iconic depiction of American womanhood sporting a kerchief on her head and rolling up
As long as you’re within earshot, any perch can be a good one at the Hall of Philosophy — here,
Each year, at the end of the season, five Chautauquans are honored for their service and dedication to the Institution.
Everyone knows that rock ‘n’ roll emerged in the mid-1950s as a primal cri de coeur from disaffected teenagers fed
Theodore Miller was the ultimate golden boy. The son of Lewis Miller, the successful manufacturer of farm machinery and the
“In the name of the great Jehovah and the Continental Congress!” That’s what Ethan Allen thundered at Lieutenant Jocelyn Feltham,