The song, "America the Beautiful," is woven into the fabric of our very patriotism in the United States: its imagery, ...

Born in Falmouth, Katharine Lee Bates was a devoted social reformer, an anti-war activist, and a passionate defender of women’s rights.

The iconic song has been given a diverse new set of versions thanks to pianist Min Kwon’s ambitious musical project ...

In 1893, a teacher scaled Pikes Peak in Colorado and penned one of the US's most cherished songs, "America the Beautiful". Today, travellers can retrace her historic ascent.

The Life and Legacy of Poet Katharine Lee Bates,” a landmark exhibition celebrating the life, work and enduring influence of ...

America the Beautiful” will be sung out at countless parades and picnics and parties on the country’s 250th anniversary today. Amid divisive times in national life, it offers a hopeful and fitting ...

All the wonder of America seemed displayed there, with the sea-like expanse.” She was so inspired, she wrote a poem. It began ...

Singer Ray Charles released his moving version of "America the Beautiful" in 1972, pouring his soul into the classic American song.

On July 4, 1895 — 130 years ago today — Wellesley College English professor Katharine Lee Bates published a poem inspired by a cross-country railroad trip and a climb to the top of Pikes Peak in ...

Perhaps the most evocative tune in America's patriotic repertoire, and certainly the most popular, is also among the least understood. Written by Katharine Lee Bates in 1893, "America the Beautiful" ...

“America the Beautiful” was born in Colorado. When Katharine Lee Bates stood atop Pikes Peak in 1893, she gave us words that still define who we are: spacious skies, purple mountain majesties, from ...