Law
Blog posts about events or people associated with the passage of laws and trials.
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The Sheppard-Towner Act
Overview The National Maternity and Infancy Protection Act, more commonly known as the Sheppard-Towner Act, could be viewed, out of context, as ahead of its time. While it came on…
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Record of Witness Testimony from the Scopes “Monkey” Trial, 1925.
Introduction Towards the very beginning of 1925, the Tennessee state legislature approved a bill that banned the teaching of any theory that went against the story of Divine Creation, as…
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The Equal Rights Amendment
Overview The battle over equality of the sexes is one that has permeated the 20th century. The 1920s were a turbulent and successful decade for women’s rights, signaling a dramatic…
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The Scopes “Monkey” Trial
Overview The “Roaring Twenties” was one of the most dramatic decades that the United States has ever seen. Every year had its fair share of important movements, events, and people,…
