Jeannette Rankin–The First of Many

As of November, for the first time in history, the United States Congress will have 100 women. With the swearing in of Alma Adams of North Carolina, the 113th Congress will consist of a record number of women, and will also be welcoming its first Republican...

A Girl in the English Civil War

The English Civil War (1642-1651) was one of the most important conflicts in English history. Although it devastated the country, it also established the precedent that an English monarch cannot govern without Parliament’s consent. It was the first...

A Girl in Victorian Britain

A girls’ classroom. http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/victorian_britain/victorian_schools/ In Victorian times a girl had few choices when it came to aspirations. The ideal Victorian woman was one who was a housewife and mother‚Äìthe...

Inaugural platitudes and goals

President Obama’s second inaugural address, January 21st, 2013. PBS NewsHour As we wrote back in November, history was made with the US election. It was solidified on Sunday, January 20th when President Obama was sworn in for his second term as US President in a...

London 2012: The Resurgence of the Suffragettes

Suffragettes carrying a banner at the London 2012 Olympics opening ceremony. Photo: REUTERS. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/olympics/news/9438965/London-2012-Olympics-anger-as-volunteers-cash-in-on-opening-ceremony.html This year’s...

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