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‘TIMELINE’ group exhibit comes to Laurel Hill Mansion this summer
A brand-new, collaborative exhibit is coming to the historic Laurel Hill Mansion in East Fairmount Park this summer. From ...
America Party? A look at how third parties have fared through US history
The Anti-Masons were the first recognized third party. It was formed in 1828 in opposition to the Freemasons, a secret ...
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LGBTQ Rights Milestones Fast Facts
April 4, 2017 - The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals rules that the Civil Rights Act prohibits workplace discrimination against LGBTQ employees, after Kimberly Hively sues Ivy Tech Community College for ...
When did marriage begin?
The first recorded evidence of marriage ceremonies uniting one woman and one man dates from about 2350 B.C., in Mesopotamia. Over the next several hundred years, marriage evolved into a widespread ...
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U.S. abortion cuts give hope to Canadian pro-lifers
Canadian pro-life organizations are rejoicing that Planned Parenthood appears poised to lose at least $500 million in taxpayer dollars thanks to U.S. President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” ...
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19th Amendment Centennial - American Bar Association
The centennial anniversary of the Nineteenth Amendment gives state and local bar associations, lawyers, judges and other legal professionals, educators and civic organizations the opportunity to ...
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Iran’s Final Gambit
A regime that once ruled through fear now faces its own collapse. Shay Khatiri explains why this moment changes everything — and what happens next. Iran’s Final Gambit originally appeared on WhoWhatWh ...
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How Women in New Jersey Gained—and Lost—the Right to Vote More Than a Century Before the 19th Amendment Granted Suffrage Nationwide
Vague phrasing in the state’s Revolutionary-era Constitution enfranchised women who met specific property requirements. A ...
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Votes for Women - Smithsonian Institution
After generations of struggle for suffrage, the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was passed in 1919 and ratified in August 1920. To mark the centennial anniversary of women’s suffrage in 2020, ...
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On the Road to Independence: Field Notes from We Do Declare
Go behind the scenes with curator Rachel Seidman as she interviews women for We Do Declare: Women’s Voices on Independence, ...
Alcohol was banned to protect women—but it ended up empowering them
Prohibition aimed to curb male violence. Instead, it gave rise to female bootleggers, policy advocates, and a cultural shift ...
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Global survey highlights failures in Jewish religious divorce process
A new poll by Israeli advocacy group Chochmat Nashim reveals that of nearly 400 women surveyed across 11 countries, 45.5% experienced "get" refusal.The post Global survey highlights failures in Jewish ...