Author Archive | Debbie Harwell
Follow22.2 Table of Contents, Spirit of Houston: 1977 National Women’s Conference
Download the full pdf here22.1 Letter from the Editor, Caitlyn Jones 2Why Houston? How the National Women’s Conference Came to the Bayou City By Caitlyn Jones9Making Houston Happen: Local Organizers and the Planning of the NWC By Maya Bouchebl 13Sylvia Ortiz: An “Everyday Woman” Who Became a Feminist Celebrity By Miranda Ruzinsky 18Meet Houston’s NWC Delegates Introduction by Nancy Beck Young […]
The Bison-tennial, Letter from the Editor 22.1
Our friend Les Fullerton suggested this magazine commemorating the 200th anniversary of Harrisburg’s founding and the 100th anniversary of Milby High School, whose mascot is the Buffaloes – hence the name, Bison-tennial. The Harrisburg story rarely gets mentioned in discussions about the region’s founding as a mercantile hub, even though Harrisburg predates Houston by a […]
21.2 Letter from the Editor
The Spring 2024 issue of Houston History magazine reflects on ways in which we celebrate and preserve our history.
21.2 Table of Contents: Reflecting on Our History
Download the full pdf here 21.2 Letter from the Editor, Debbie Z. Harwell 2Harris County Historical Society: A Century of Preserving and Sharing Local HistoryBy Charlie Becker8Movers and Shakers: Houston Women in the ArtsBy Don Looser12More than a Museum: Living History and a Vibrant Future at The Heritage Society in Sam Houston ParkBy Katherine R. […]
22.1 Table of Contents, Harrisburg and Milby
Download the full pdf here22.1 Letter from the Editor, Debbie Z. Harwell 2Why Houston, Not Harrisburgby Ariel Peña7Charles H. Milby: How the Man and the School Shaped Harrisburgby Braden Dodson and Winnie Wong9The Milby COED Cadettes: 100 Years of Friendship, Honor, and Serviceby Dan Broughton13The Long Road Ahead: Desegregation in HISD and Milby High Schoolby […]
For the City
Houston History celebrates its twentieth anniversary with its fiftieth issue in the fall of 2023. The issue also marks the culmination of the three-year grant project: 100 Years of Stories – Documenting a Century at the University of Houston highlighting the way the university, its programs, and individuals have impacted the community.
21.1Table of Contents
Download the full pdf here 21.1 Letter from the Editor, Debbie Z. Harwell 2Celebrating Twenty Years Discovering the Past at Houston History MagazineBy Debbie Z. Harwell8Philip G. Hoffman: Breaking Ground on the Modern Universityof HoustonBy Megan R. Dagnall1350 Years of Blaffer Art Museum: A Historical OverviewBy Pete Gershon16Building a Creative Community Through Blaffer Art Museum’s […]
Agents of Change
Discover the latest issue of Houston History exploring people who have impacted the Houston community and beyond.
20.2 Table of Contents – Agents of Change
Download the full pdf here 20.2 Letter from the Editor, Debbie Z. Harwell 2Not If, But When: Renu Khator and the Evolution of the University of HoustonBy Samantha de León7Burdette Keeland Jr.: “The Bird” Who Built a Better HoustonBy Robert Perla Ventura12Public Art of the University of Houston System: “Only Open to the Public”By Mercedes […]