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Dedicated to the Diffusion of Knowledge

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.

education, local, tech, united states, washington dc

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.

civil rights, politics, us history, washington dc, women

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