One hundred years ago this month, the Equal Rights Amendment was first introduced in Congress. After women had succeeded in their fight for voting rights…
Mari JulienneDecember 8, 2023
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
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
Although woman suffrage became part of the Constitution with the passage of the 19th Amendment, thousands of men and women in the United States were…
Claire RadcliffeOctober 28, 2020
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…
Jessi BennettSeptember 11, 2020
The history of African American disenfranchisement and exclusion in Virginia is a lengthy one. This blog post is meant to serve as an introduction and…
Jessi BennettSeptember 9, 2020
Even after the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution in 1920, many people in the United States continued to be denied the right…
Sonya ColemanSeptember 2, 2020
