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The Supreme Court and Equal Rights
The Constitution describes equal rights only in general terms. The courts, especially the Supreme Court, have had to decide how these consitutional guarantees apply to specific situations. Some…Places Where Women Made History
Some people consider the single most important place in U.S. women's history to be Seneca Falls, New York, where on July 19, 1848, the first women's rights convention was held. Seneca Falls…Poems and Songs of Robert Burns: Elegy On The Death Of Sir James Hunter Blair
by Robert Burns On The Death Of John M'Leod, Esq,Impromptu On Carron Iron WorksElegy On The Death Of Sir James Hunter Blair The lamp of day, with—ill presaging glare, Dim,…Brewer's: Now-now
Old Anthony Now-now. An itinerant fiddler, meant for Anthony Munday, the dramatist who wrote City Pageants. (Chettle: Kindhart's Dream, 1592.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E.…Brewer's: Anthia
The lady-love of Abrocomas in Xenophon's romance, called Ephesiaca. Shakespeare has borrowed from this Greek novel the leading incidents of his Romeo and Juliet , especially that of the…Brewer's: Anthroposophus
The nickname of Dr. Vaughan, rector of St. Bride's, in Bedfordshire. So called from his Anthroposophia Teomagica, to show the condition of man after death. Source: Dictionary of Phrase…Rushing Yards
AFCCarYdsTDShaun Alexander, Sea. vs. Oak. (11/11)352663Corey Dillon, Cin. vs. Det. (10/28)271842Priest Holmes, KC vs. SD (11/4)301811Dominic Rhodes*, Ind. vs Atl. (12/16)291772Shaun Alexander…Minority Oscar Winners in Major Acting Categories
In 2016, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences failed for a second consecutive year to nominate any African-American actors in the major acting categories, prompting director Spike Lee…U.S. Women's Rights Timeline: 1789-Present Day
Top of Page Source: Getty ImagesWomen's rights and women's suffrage have been contentious issues for centuries, with any movement toward equality and inclusivity being an uphill battle for many. Here…Presidential Dollar Coins
A dollar for every president by Shmuel Ross Washington's dollar coin, the first to be released Photo Credit: U.S. Mint Side view of the presidential dollar…Trending
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