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...
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 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...
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...
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...