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Archive: July 2019 (6 Posts)

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Para el Bicentenario de la Batalla de Boyacá

Posted by: Anchi Hoh

(Post contribuido por Marie Arana, oriunda del Perú, historiadora, periodista, y ex-editora de libros del diario estadounidense The Washington Post. Actualmente, es directora literaria de la Biblioteca del Congreso.) Read the English version here. Hace doscientos años, justo en la cúspide de julio y agosto, un hombre transformó la suerte de la liberación en Hispanoamérica. …

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Feminism and “Égalité”: France Makes Gender Equality a Global Cause

Posted by: Taru Spiegel

(The following is a post by Erika Hope Spencer, reference specialist, European Division.) July 14th (Le Quatorze Juillet) marks France’s National Holiday (La Fête Nationale), when the 1789 battle cry “Freedom, Equality, Fraternity!” (Liberté, égalité, fraternité) was enshrined in the French national tradition. Marianne, the visual symbol of the French Republic (la République) has been …

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New Videos 7/2/2019

Posted by: Anchi Hoh

A list of newly released webcasts of the public programs organized by the Library of Congress' four area studies divisions - African and Middle Eastern, Asian, European and Hispanic.