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Letterhead in the Archives: Suffrage Edition

Commercial stationery can offer a fascinating snapshot of a place or time. Scholars of this subject point out that the rich illustrations and elaborate printing…

Sonya ColemanMarch 27, 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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“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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Denied A Voice, They Refused to Be Silent

T he Library of Virginia's exhibition We Demand: Women's Suffrage in Virginia is now open. This year marks the centennial of the ratification of the…

Mari JulienneJanuary 22, 2020

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Eliza House Trist & Thomas Jefferson: A Friendship and a Woman’s Journal of Westward Exploration

Editor's Note: The Library of Virginia, in partnership with Virginia Humanities, sponsors residential fellows during the academic year to conduct in-depth research in the Library's…

Karen ChaseJanuary 8, 2020

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Welcome to 2020!

Library of Virginia, Visual Studies Ephemera Collection A reminder that the Library is closed today for New Year's. We will reopen tomorrow, January 02,…

Jessi BennettJanuary 1, 2020

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Statue Stories: George Washington’s Statue of the Deathless Name

This post is Part 2 in a sometimes series about the statues of Virginia's Capitol Square. See Part 1 here. "In his quiet Roman workshop…

Meghan TownesDecember 13, 2019

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What’s For Dinner?: Thanksgiving Menus Through the Ages.

E very year there are Americans who are not able to spend the Thanksgiving holiday with their families. Some of these individuals are members of…

Jessi BennettNovember 28, 2019

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Still Looking for a Halloween Costume?

If you have not explored our "Look What We Got" Tumblr, check it out! Our tumblr is updated consistently with amazing images we have added to…

Jessi BennettOctober 30, 2019

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“Unwarrented, Unnecessary, Undemocratic:” The Virginia General Assembly Responds to the Proposed Nineteenth Amendment in 1919

In June 1919 Congress proposed an amendment to the Constitution of the United States guaranteeing women’s right to vote (with only one vote in favor…

Mari JulienneSeptember 4, 2019

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A Virginian, a Tomahawk, & the American Revolution in the Old West

Editor’s Note: The Library of Virginia, in partnership with Virginia Humanities, sponsors residential fellows during the academic year to conduct in-depth research in the Library’s collections. Gregory…

Guest ContributorJune 12, 2019

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“These are the Men Who Took the Cliffs”: Virginians on D-Day

Seventy-five years ago today, Allied forces landed on the Normandy beaches of France, launching the invasion that would push the Nazis out of France and…

Claire RadcliffeJune 6, 2019

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Erin Go Bragh! Images of St Patrick’s Day in the Visual Studies Collection

This March we are highlighting vintage St. Patrick’s Day postcards from the Visual Studies Collection at the Library of Virginia. What is the backstory behind…

Meghan TownesMarch 13, 2019