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The Fifties: An Underground History
Author James R. Gaines argues that the 1950s were not a decade of conformity but a time when individuals pioneered the gay rights, feminist rights, civil rights, and environmental movements.
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April Lunch & Learn
This monthly series is held the 4th Thursday of each month. The 2022 program theme is "Dwight Eisenhower: The Making of a Leader" and will focus on family, military, presidency, and mentorship.
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Home as Foundation Lunch & Learn
This monthly series is held the 4th Thursday of each month. The 2022 program theme is "Dwight D. Eisenhower: The Making of a Leader" and will focus on family, military, presidency, and mentorship.
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National Archives Comes Alive! Young Learners Program: Meet Juliette Gordon Low
Meet Juliette Gordon Low, founder of the Girl Scouts of the USA.
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Vesper Flights: A Conversation with Helen Macdonald
Join Helen Macdonald in a conversation about her newest collection of essays, "Vesper Flights."
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Working for Suffrage: How Class and Race Shaped the U.S. Suffrage Movement
A panel of historians discuss the significant role played by working-class women in the fight for the right to vote.
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"The River" and "The City" Virtual Film Screenings
In partnership with the 2022 Environmental Film Festival in the Nation’s Capital, we will screen two classic documentaries from the motion picture holdings of the National Archives.
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Young Learners Program: Astronaut, Artist, and Earthling Nicole Stott
Nicole Stott shares with why she wanted to become an astronaut, what she learned about our planet by living in space, and how this knowledge inspires her art.
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Saving Yellowstone: Exploration and Preservation in Reconstruction America
Yellowstone National Park is one of the most popular national parks, but few know the fascinating and complex historical context behind its establishment 150 years ago this month.
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The Color of Abolition: How a Printer, a Prophet, and a Contessa Moved a Nation
Linda Hirshman will discuss the alliance between Frederick Douglass, William Lloyd Garrison, and Maria Weston Chapman—and how its breakup led to the success of an American social movement.