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The Marriage of Cadet Captain-Quartermaster Woo Ging Tang

CONTENT WARNING: Materials in the Library of Virginia’s collections contain historical terms, phrases, and images that are offensive to modern readers. These include demeaning and…

Emma ItoMay 5, 2021

Education & Programming

Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month 2021

Please join us for our observance of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month throughout May! We will be sharing blog posts throughout the month…

Library of VirginiaApril 30, 2021

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“Why should not women vote?” – Virginia Men Who Supported Woman Suffrage

Public opinion polling did not exist in the 1910s when members of the Equal Suffrage League of Virginia and the Virginia chapter of the National…

Brent TarterApril 21, 2021

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Finding the Unexpected

As a Library of Virginia volunteer, researching the Dictionary of Virginia Biography (DVB) has taken me into the lives of worthy but heretofore relatively unremarked,…

Leila ChristenburyMarch 10, 2021

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“Her prospects of election”: Virginia Women Run for Office

"The political woman will be a menace," warned anti-suffragists during the campaign for women's voting rights. Not only would women in politics threaten the family…

Mari JulienneMarch 3, 2021

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Celebration of Black Joy in the Richmond Planet

In 1882, the newspaper Richmond Planet was born. Founded by 13 formerly enslaved Richmonders, the Planet was first edited by Edwin Archer Randolph, the first…

Emma ItoFebruary 24, 2021

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Strong Men & Women in Virginia History Honored for Black History Month

African Americans and people of African descent have been a part of Virginia’s—and America’s—story since European colonization of the North American continent began. Yet the…

Mari JulienneFebruary 19, 2021

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“Banded together for civic betterment” : The Virginia League of Women Voters

With the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment and the achievement of woman suffrage, the Equal Suffrage League of Virginia closed down its operations in the…

Mari JulienneDecember 16, 2020

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Virginia in Jeopardy!

In memory of Alex Trebek we would like to start your weekend off with some actual questions (ahem...answers) about Virginia from Jeopardy! Just hover your…

Library of VirginiaNovember 13, 2020

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Unfinished Business: How Young is Too Young to Vote?

The 26th Amendment, the last in a series of amendments which expanded constitutional protection for voting rights, provided that “the right of citizens of the…

Catherine Fitzgerald WyattNovember 9, 2020

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Unfinished Business: Indigenous Voters in Virginia

This blog post is being written on the lands of Virginia’s Indigenous people, Cheroenhaka (Nottoway), Chickahominy, East Chickahominy, Mattaponi, Monacan, Nansemond, Nottoway, Pamunkey, Patawomeck, Upper…

Ashley CraigNovember 4, 2020

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“A day of triumph and dignity”: Virginia Women Vote in 1920

Virginia women went to the polls for the first time on 2 November 1920, a cool and cloudy day across the commonwealth. After the Nineteenth…

Mari JulienneNovember 2, 2020

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Unfinished Business: Disenfranchisement of People Currently or Formerly Incarcerated in Virginia

CONTENT WARNING: Materials in the Library of Virginia’s collections contain historical terms, phrases, and images that are offensive to modern readers. These include demeaning and…

Emma ItoOctober 30, 2020

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Happy Archives Month, Virginia!

Though Virginia Archives Month arrives every autumn, there is truly no season of the year where you cannot find an archival item or collection to…

Sonya ColemanOctober 9, 2020

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“On the list of those who will vote for Woman Suffrage”: Virginia Women Lobby the General Assembly

Visitors to the Library of Virginia's exhibition, We Demand: Women's Suffrage in Virginia, have been drawn to a large display of index cards filled with…

Brent TarterSeptember 30, 2020