Department of History

UW historian Margaret O'Mara talks about how Bernie Sanders reminds her of Henry Wallace who lost to Harry Truman  in the 1948 Democratic primary. 

College education in American prisons is starting to grow again. Katja Schatte, a graduate student at the UW who teaches world history at Monroe Correctional Complex, is quoted. 

When Professor Quintard Taylor got an email from New Zealand, he realized he was onto something big.

According to history professor John Findlay, Seattle's 1962 World's Fair promoted the city as a haven for engineers and techies with middle-brow culture for middle-class fairgoers.

"History, geography and education all played a role in the prosperity we like to brag about," writes Ron Judd. John Findlay, professor of history is quoted.

Pioneer, adventurist, and 'Renaissance man' Doug Walker remembered

Joshua Reid, author of "The Sea Is My Country: The Maritime World of the Makahs," and associate professor of history, will give a presentation Thursday afternoon.

It’s one thing to read that the NAAPC grew from three branches in 1912 to 894 branches in 1945, but it’s more revealing to watch that expansion on an interactive map.

The Moore Theatre may have a deep dark past of segregation. Jeffrey Karl Ochsner, professor of architecture at the UW, and Quintard Taylor, professor of history at the UW, are quoted. 

Bill Radke talks with University of Washington history professor Margaret O'Mara about the impact of Microsoft on the economy and culture of the Pacific Northwest.

Carlene Cross is a UW alumna who teaches forgiveness seminars for the Army Survivor’s Outreach Services and writing classes at the University of Washington.

David Hyde speaks with University of Washington historian Margaret O'Mara about the popularity of political outsiders in Washington State.

In the new book "Pivotal Tuesdays: Four Elections that Shaped the Twentieth Century," University of Washington history professor Margaret O'Mara focuses on the outliers.

History professor Mark Smith suggests that Americans are actually enjoying a relative respite from religiously-influenced debates.

UW historian Michael Honey has teamed with cinematographer and filmmaker Errol Webber to produce a documentary about the life of Methodist minister and civil rights activist Rev. James Lawson.