You can be most anything you want to be. Here is a sampling of just some of the careers you might consider, and women who have succeeded in them. Ambassador Eugenie Anderson (1910-1997), the first…
The Constitution describes equal rights only in general terms. The courts, especially the Supreme Court, have had to decide how these consitutional guarantees apply to specific situations. Some Court…
From Mt. Olympus to Cooperstown, N.Y. by Chris Frantz B.C. • 1500s • 1700s • 1800s • 1900–1920s • 1930s–1940s • 1950s • Next: 1960s to the present 776 b.…
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For the best illustrated book; given by the American Library Association. Randolph Caldecott was a 19th-century British illustrator.1938Animals of the Bible, a Picture Book, by Helen Dean Fish,…
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For the most distinguished literature for children published in the U.S.; given by the American Library Association. John Newbery was an eighteenth-century British publisher.Since 19221922The…
Delaware State Facts
Entered Union: December 7, 1787 (1st State)
Present constitution adopted: 1897
Fun Facts
State abbreviation/Postal code: Del./DE
Nicknames: Diamond State; First State;…
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