Women's history

Cute way to remember - 15 Adorable kids pose as iconic figures in women's history.

And one more to finish the month - on this day ‎in 1776, Abigail Adams penned her famous “Remember the Ladies” letter to her husband John: “I desire you would Remember the Ladies,” she wrote, “Do not put such unlimited power into the hands of the Husbands. Remember all Men would be tyrants if they could. If perticuliar care and attention is not paid to the Laidies we are determined to foment a Rebelion, and will not hold ourselves bound by any Laws in which we have no voice, or Representation.” [sic] ‪#‎OnThisDay‬

Women's history

Listen to some Women and Folk from Smithsonian Folkways.

Women's history

Senator Barbara Mikulski has been in Congress longer than any other woman. She took office, as a Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland, in 1977 and was elected to the Senate in 1987.

Women's history - Belva Lockwood

From NWHM

Belva Ann Bennett McNall Lockwood, lawyer, pacifist, and feminist, made history as the woman who won the right for women lawyers to practice before the Supreme Court. She herself became the first woman lawyer to practice before the Supreme Court, founded the national Equal Rights Party and was its candidate for president in 1884 and 1888, and won a precedent-setting legal case for the Cherokee Indian tribe based on their treaty rights with the United States government (1906).

Women's history - March 26

Another birthday recognized today - Sandra Day O’Connor, the first woman Supreme Court Justice in the U.S.

Women's history - March 25

Today is Gloria Steinem’s 80th birthday - an inspiration to us all.

Women's history - March 24

Born on this date - Dorothy Height, a champion of civil and women’s rights.  She led the National Council of Negro Women for over 40 years.

Women's history - time for a museum?

Here's a NYT editorial on a women's history museum.

Women's history - NMWA

National Museum of Women in the Arts celebrates! Check out the list of March events in particular.

Women's history - March 21

I always forget that March 20 is the first day of spring.  D'oh!  This would've been better yesterday then, but is still important.  Rachel Carson, author Silent Spring, alerted us to the dangers that pesticides pose to wildlife and humans.

Women's history - March 20

Harriet Beecher Stowe’s “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” was published March 20, 1852. For a good site for more info, go to Pathways to Equality.

Women's history - did you know?

Neat graphic of notable women by way of Amy Poehler's Smart Girls. 

Women's history - Jane Goodall

An Interview with Jane Goodall from the Sierra Club focuses on a true pioneer.

Women's history - March 17

On this day in 1905, Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt married. She played a strong role as First Lady and was well known for her own initiatives during and after the Presidential term. GWU has a site for viewing her "My Day" newspaper columns.

Women's history - March 16

Ruth Bader Ginsberg was born on this date in 1933. She became the second female justice on the US Supreme Court.

The Myth of Disruptive Technology

Interesting post on 3 Geeks and a Law Blog. Related to libraries and e-books.

Tunes

Pandora has some St. Pat's day collections to get started on the holiday.

Reading retention?

Lifehacker has a piece How can I best absorb information while reading?

Legal history guides from the Bodleian

Medieval Europe and links to other related guides.

Law School Tech Talks

More LSTT on the site.

Post Mardi Gras items

Letterology always has beautiful stuff like this.

National Statuary Hall

In iTunes - A guide to the National Statuary Hall Collection of State Statues describes and illustrates the 100 statues at the U.S. Capitol that are donated by the 50 states to honor people notable in their history.

Presidential executive orders

The Library at the Office of Management and Budget - has them all (even these that are pre-CFR/Federal Register). Call (202) 395-3080.

HeinOnline in the U.S. Presidential Library - There is an index (not full-text) to executive orders. Check the presidential library for the president that issued the order.

Selected Executive Orders - American Presidency Project.

WorldCat - Presidential executive orders numbers 1-7403 (June 26, 1845-June 26, 1936)

Executive Orders and Presidential Proclamations since 1940 and later - published in the United States Code Congressional and News Service (USCCAN) and Title 3 of the Code of Federal Regulations.

National Archives - Executive Orders

Proclamations back to 1846 - published in Statutes at Large (see "Statutes At Large"). Are Executive Orders are published in the Statutes at Large? No.

Tables volume of USC - There is a table for Executive Orders that shows where certain orders are published in the USC.

Ladies and Gentleman - Presenting the Tom Waits map!

Another post today. You can tell it's a snow day. I love this (these) map(s) showing the expansion of the U.S.

8 ways to get legal images for your blog. Alrighty then!I like this one I took of my library.

More DIH dates

March 6 - Supreme Court Rules on Dred Scott Court Case. On PBS:A short video summarizing the Dred Scott decision and its implications. Also, see Missouri State Archives for more history of the case.

March 8 - International Women's Day Becomes Official, established on this day in 1914. See the official website for International Women's Day.

This Day in History stuff, from PBS.

Foreign legal research guide via In Custodia Legis.