Submissions Due December 31, 2025 The Agricultural History Society established the Effland-Grim-Reid Award for Public Engagement in Agricultural History in 2022. The award recognizes an individual, group, or organization that makes a significant contribution to broad public understanding of agricultural history or demonstrates creativity and innovation in practice, either through an exceptional activity or for […]
In 2024, OHA asked members to share their input—and you did. You raised key issues: training, accessibility, leadership opportunities, and support for independent practitioners. We’ve already begun responding with expanded scholarships and new virtual offerings. Now we’re asking again for your perspective. This brief follow-up survey (under 10 minutes) will help shape our 2025–2026 Action […]
We often hear that women gained the right to vote with the ratification of the 19th Amendment to the US Constitution on August 18, 1920—and that’s true, but functionally this new right to vote largely only applied to white women.
Women of color fought just as long and hard for the right to vote, and had to keep fighting after the passage of the 19th Amendment. Many STILL face barriers to the ballot box today and have continued to fight for their right to vote.
Swipe through (or head to the alt-text) to see a more inclusive timeline of women’s right to vote.
We often hear that women gained the right to vote with the ratification of the 19th Amendment to the US Constitution on August 18, 1920—and that’s true, but functionally this new right to vote largely only applied to white women.
Women of color fought just as long and hard for the right to vote, and had to keep fighting after the passage of the 19th Amendment. Many STILL face barriers to the ballot box today and have continued to fight for their right to vote.
Swipe through (or head to the alt-text) to see a more inclusive timeline of women’s right to vote.
What makes these ironic images especially amusing is the contrast between intention and outcome. A fire safety sign next to a burning building, a “no littering” poster surrounded by trash, or a motivational quote in the most demotivating context—these visuals speak volumes without needing explanation. They highlight the gap between what should be and what actually is, and that unexpected gap is where irony thrives. It’s this disconnect that tickles our sense of humor and makes us pause, laugh, and shake our heads at life’s strange little contradictions.
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