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Miller NAWSA Suffrage Scrapbooks, 1897-1911

Posted on June 28, 2010 by fcoulibaly

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The Elizabeth Smith Miller and Anne Fitzhugh Miller scrapbooks are a part of the National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA) Collection in the Rare Book and Special Collections Division. These scrapbooks document the activities of the Geneva Political Equality Club, which the Millers founded in 1897, as well as efforts at the state, national, and international levels to win the vote for women. This scrapbooks are proves that not only were treated unfairly ways back, but also they begun to fight their rights for ever.

This books are important because it shows that civil right movements did not start just yesterday or out of blue, but in 1800’s and till we still have some activists that are fighting for equal wages between men and women or equal job opportunities for everyone.

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1912 RMS Titanic sunk

Posted on June 27, 2010 by Malgorzata

RMS Titanic sank in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean on the night of 12 of April, 1912, after it crashed into iceberg, even tough, the crew received 6 iceberg warnings on the day of the collision.  Titanic was the largest passenger ship when set off on its first trip. It could have held about 3,000 people, but it had only 20 lifeboats. Titanic set off with 2,223 passengers on board, but only 706 were rescued.

The image shows RMS Titanic leaving the port in Southampton.

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Federal Reserve Act of 1913

Posted on June 27, 2010 by Alfaro

Between 1836 and 1913, the United States banking system was not regulated by a central system. During this period, the United States economy experienced few financial panics. That happened because banks usually lent more money than they had in their reserves to cover sudden massive withdrawals. The signing of the Federal Reserve Act on December 23, 1913 was an important step taken by President Woodrow Wilson to make the financial system more stable. However, few years later, despite the creation of the Federal Reserve System, the United States experienced the Great Depression after the crash of the stock market in 1929.

http://www.llsdc.org/attachments/files/105/FRA-LH-PL63-43.pdf

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Assignments due June 28 and June 29

Posted on June 23, 2010 by

June 28, Carpetbaggers: Locate a primary document online, produced between 1916 and 1932.  This should be a unique document that is not covered by Foner and has not been referred to by your classmates at the time of your posting.  This can be an image, song, or document.  Write 3-5 sentences introducing the document and putting it into context (why is it important, who created it, when was it created, etc.)?  Include a link to the web page containing the document.  If you have chosen a song or image, I encourage you to embed the song or image in your post.

June 29, Scalawags: Locate a primary document online, produced between 1900 and 1916.  This should be a unique document that is not covered by Foner and has not been referred to by your classmates at the time of your posting.  This can be an image, song, or document.  Write 3-5 sentences introducing the document and putting it into context (why is it important, who created it, when was it created, etc.).  Include a link to the web page containing the document.  If you have chosen a song or image, I encourage you to embed the song or image in your post.

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