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Unfinished Business: Barriers to Voting

Even after the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution in 1920, many people in the United States continued to be denied the right…

Sonya ColemanSeptember 2, 2020

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“Research sprints” help show what Virginia papers covered during the Holocaust

What did Virginia newspapers report about Nazi persecution during the 1930s and 1940s? There is a misconception that Americans did not know about the Holocaust…

Sonya ColemanAugust 25, 2020

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“When Victory Really Came” : Virginia Women Who Fought for the Vote

On 18 August 1920, Tennessee became the thirty-sixth state to ratify the Nineteenth Amendment, which was officially proclaimed on August 26. Although Virginia's General Assembly…

Mari JulienneAugust 19, 2020

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What’d I Miss?: Diving Deeper into the History Behind Hamilton

While Lin Manuel Miranda’s blockbuster musical hit Hamilton takes some artistic liberties with our American Colonial past, there is a lot of history packed into…

Library of VirginiaJuly 1, 2020

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A Book List on Racism and Resistance in Virginia History

Evidence of the past appears in many forms. We find history in manuscript records, old newspapers, artifacts in a plowed field. But history is also…

Rebecca SchneiderJune 29, 2020

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“Woman Suffrage — The Vanguard of Socialism”

"DANGER! WOMAN'S SUFFRAGE THE VANGUARD OF SOCIALISM" blared a broadside published around 1913 by the Virginia Association Opposed to Woman's Suffrage. It warned women that…

John DealJune 17, 2020

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“Freedom, justice and true democracy”: The Virginia Branch of the Congressional Union for Woman Suffrage

Thousands of Virginia women joined the Equal Suffrage League of Virginia to fight for their voting rights after it was organized in 1909. A few…

Mari JulienneJune 10, 2020

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“Secure the Suffrage for Women on Equal Terms with Men” : The Equal Suffrage League of Virginia

The first and largest of the state organizations that worked for woman suffrage in Virginia early in the twentieth century was the Equal Suffrage League…

Mari JulienneApril 15, 2020

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“Virginia Ready for Women to Vote”: The General Assembly Authorizes Women to Vote in 1920

Ed. Note: The health and safety of our visitors, employees, volunteers, and community are top priorities at the Library of Virginia. To help contain the…

Brent TarterMarch 25, 2020

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A Library is More Than A Building, Explore Our Digital Offerings

As you work, study, and play from home the Library of Virginia has much to offer within our online resources. Here is just a taste…

Cindy MarksMarch 20, 2020

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It’s Not History, Yet

If you are looking for an activity to do with your children this week, the Census Bureau has many activities online for all ages that…

Mary ClarkMarch 18, 2020

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“Let Our Vote Be Cast:” African American Women and the Suffrage Movement in Virginia

We explain the purpose and functioning of the ballot and teach that voting is a duty as well as a right. We use every opportunity…

Mari JulienneMarch 11, 2020

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Celebrate the 19th Amendment at the Library of Virginia!

The Library of Virginia is pleased to announce that The Campaign for Woman Suffrage in Virginia, published by The History Press, is now available in…

Mari JulienneMarch 2, 2020

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Virginia’s General Assembly and the Nineteenth Amendment

In June 1919, Congress sent the proposed Nineteenth Amendment, guaranteeing women's right to vote, to the states for ratification. By the end of the year,…

Brent TarterFebruary 12, 2020

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Strong Men & Women in Virginia History

2020 Strong Men & Women in Virginia History honorees African Americans and people of African descent have been a part of Virginia’s—and America’s—story since European…

Emma ItoFebruary 5, 2020