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Cassandra A. Good

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Discover Patrick Henry’s Legacy, Beyond His Revolutionary ‘Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death’ Speech

Delivered 250 years ago, the famous oration marked the Henry’s influence. The politician also served in key roles in Virginia’s state government.

by Cassandra A. Good via Smithsonian on March 21, 2025
Being a ‘Childless’ President Was Once Seen as a Virtue

Ask George Washington.

by Cassandra A. Good via The Atlantic on July 31, 2024
Political Nepo Babies Root Back to America’s Founding

How family political dynasties in America came to be.

by Cassandra A. Good via TIME on October 12, 2023
Did Martha Washington Have a Black Grandson?

Likely the child of Martha's son from her first marriage, William Costin used his position to advocate for D.C.'s free Black community.

by Cassandra A. Good via Smithsonian on June 5, 2023
Molly Pitcher, the Most Famous American Hero Who Never Existed

Americans don't need to rely on legends to tell the stories of women in the Revolution.

by Cassandra A. Good via Smithsonian on March 17, 2021
Did George Washington ‘Have a Couple of Things in His Past’?

A historian assesses Donald Trump’s claim that the first president faced his own allegations of sexual assault.

by Cassandra A. Good via The Atlantic on September 28, 2018
The Strange Saga of George Washington’s Bedpan

Even the most mundane of objects associated with the Founding Father have a story.

by Cassandra A. Good via Smithsonian on August 20, 2015

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