Tag: second world war

Roll out the red carpet at the National Archives!

by hparkins, posted in - Civil Rights, - The 1960s, - World War II, News and Events, Rare Videos

Today we have a special guest post from Tom Nastick, public programs producer at the National Archives. This week, from February 23 to 27, we’ll be presenting the seventh annual free screenings of Oscar®-nominated documentaries and Short Subjects in the William G. McGowan Theater. Our friends at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences will … Continue reading Roll out the red carpet at the National Archives!

Women can’t vote, but they can run for Congress

by hparkins, posted in - Women's Rights, - World War I, - World War II, Photo Caption Contest

Today's post comes from National Archives Office of Strategy and Communications staff writer Rob Crotty. While the Constitution does not say who is eligible to vote, it does say who is eligible to run for Congress. No Person shall be a Representative who shall not have attained to the age of twenty-five Years, and been … Continue reading Women can’t vote, but they can run for Congress