100 Years of Women’s Suffrage in Sweden
Posted by: Elin Hofverberg
This blog post describes women's suffrage in Sweden.
Posted in: Global Law, Law Library, Women's History
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On this Day: Gro Harlem Brundtland Becomes First Female Prime Minister in Norway
Posted by: Elin Hofverberg
Forty years ago today, on February 4, 1981, Gro Harlem Brundtland became Norway’s first female prime minister (PM). Erna Solberg, Norway’s current PM, became the second woman to serve as PM when she was elected to this role following the 2013 national election. Norwegian Women’s Suffrage 2019 marked the centennial of women’s suffrage in the …
Posted in: Global Law, Law Library
From the Serial Set: Residency, Race, and Suffrage
Posted by: Bailey DeSimone
Congress has dealt with issues of voter disenfranchisement on the basis of race throughout history. The question of suffrage for District of Columbia residents in 1844 demonstrated how the enfranchisement of D.C. residents and Black American men was interconnected. In that year, the Senate Committee for the District of Columbia, which held jurisdiction over D.C. from 1816 until …
Posted in: Collections, Law Library
From the Serial Set: Susan B. Anthony and the National Woman Suffrage Association
Posted by: Bailey DeSimone
This post highlights a few entries from the U.S. Congressional Series Set related to Susan B. Anthony and the early women's suffrage movement.
Posted in: Collections, Law Library, Women's History
The Women’s Movement to Gain the Parliamentary Vote, Part 2
Posted by: Robert Brammer
The following is a guest post by Clare Feikert-Ahalt, foreign law specialist for the United Kingdom at the Law Library of Congress. This is the second post in a two part series. To read the first post, click here. Parliamentary Actions and Activities A Parliamentary Committee for Women’s Suffrage was established in December 1893 as a …
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The Women’s Movement to Gain the Parliamentary Vote, Part 1
Posted by: Robert Brammer
Clare brings us a post on the Women's Movement to gain the Parliamentary vote in the United Kingdom in part 1 of a 2 part blog post series.
Posted in: Collections, Law Library, Women's History
The Centennial Celebration of Woman’s Suffrage Begins
Posted by: Donna Sokol
The following is a guest post by Colleen Shogan, the Assistant Deputy Librarian of Collections and Services at the Library of Congress. She is also the Library’s designee on the Women’s Suffrage Centennial Commission. The Library of Congress opens its newest exhibition, Shall Not Be Denied: Women Fight for the Vote, on Tuesday, June 4, 2019. This …
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Celebrating International Women’s Day and Averil Deverell, Ireland’s First Female Barrister
Posted by: Kelly McKenna
To commemorate both International Women’s Day and Irish Heritage Month this year, I would like to share the story of Averil Deverell, the first woman to practice as a barrister in Ireland.
Posted in: Law Library, Women's History
Mary Ann Shadd Cary: Lawyer, Educator, Suffragist
Posted by: Jennifer Davis
This post introduces readers to the life and legacy of Mary Ann Shad Cary and her contributions to both women's suffrage and racial equality.
Posted in: African American History, Collections, Law Library, Women's History