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Defiant in the Defense of Art: Three "Monuments Women" Push for Postwar Reforms

Edith Standen and Rose Valland

Three women put their careers at risk to restore Nazi-seized art to their proper owners. More

The Men—and the Women—Who Built the Washington Monument

Robert Mills design for the Washington Monument

After decades of fund-raising and delays, the Washington Monument finally rose to completion. More

 

The Revolutionary Summer of 1862

US Capitol under construction 1861 (111-BA-1444)

During the summer of 1862, the U.S. Congress passed sweeping legislation affecting slavery, civil rights, and westward expansion. More

Events

Events

May 8, 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. EDT - Atlanta, GA
Natalie Foster, Author of The Guarantee: Inside the Fight for America’s Next Economy

May 9, 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. EDT - Online
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Advisory Committee Meeting

May 23, 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. CDT - Abilene, KS
May 2024 Lunch & Learn: U2 Reconnaissance

June 9, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. EDT - Grand Rapids, MI
Exhibit Closes: A Heartbeat Away: The American Vice-Presidency

June 27, 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. CDT - Abilene, KS
June 2024 Lunch & Learn

July 5, 8:45 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. EDT - Ann Arbor, MI
Exhibit Closes: Gerald Ford, the Vice-Presidency, and the 25th Amendment

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