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Posted by: Danna Bell
This post from In Custodia Legis provides information on the new Century of Lawmaking website. The Century of Lawmaking website has been migrated to a new, modern platform and continues to offer access to U.S. Congressional history for the first hundred years of the United States, 1774-1873.
Posted in: Government and Law, News and Events
Posted by: Stephen Wesson
Learn how newspapers encouraged voter participation in elections.
Posted in: Contemporary United States (1945-present), Development of the Industrial United States (1877-1914), Government and Law, Industrial United States, World Wars and the Great Depression (1914-1945)
Posted by: Danna Bell
Congresswoman Patsy Mink's resolve to defeat gender-based discrimination and fight for women's educational equality encouraged the success of Title IX, which was passed fifty years ago today.
Posted in: Asian American History, Government and Law, Women's History
Posted by: Stephen Wesson
Explore resources on current events, public policy and the activities of Congress from the Library of Congress.
Posted in: Government and Law
Posted by: Danna Bell
Learn about the move of A Century of Lawmaking to Congress.gov.
Posted in: Constitution, Government and Law
Posted by: Danna Bell
Do you use a Century of Lawmaking with your students? This blog post provides information on changes to the website and where you can find these resources in the future.
Posted in: Constitution, Government and Law, News and Events
Posted by: Danna Bell
Learn more about the Our Common Purpose series of lectures from the Kluge center, the teacher workshops that took place after each lecture and the creator of the poster that accompanied the series.
Posted in: Government and Law
Posted by: Danna Bell
Learn about the addition of additional years of the Congressional Record and public law text to those currently available on Congress.gov.
Posted in: Contemporary United States (1945-present), Government and Law
Posted by: Danna Bell
Learn more about Tape vs Hurley one of the first school desegregation cases ever decided in a court of law.
Posted in: Asian American History, Development of the Industrial United States (1877-1914), Government and Law