In 1896, Washington had private libraries, and subscription libraries, but no public library. The path to get one required a cool quarter mil, a debate over century-old blueprints, and bureaucratic delays (of course). And now, it’s going to become an Apple store.
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I’ll Serve In Congress Over My Husband’s Dead Body
For a very long time, the so-called “Widow’s Succession” was the most common way women got elected to office in the U.S.