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Mark Albertson on ‘American Women and the Right to Vote: 19th Amendment’ — Online Lecture

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As part of Darien Library’s four-week series by Mark Albertson on American women and their struggle to obtain the right to vote, the next lecture takes place online from 3 to 4:30 p.m., Monday, April 13. — an announcement from Darien Library

You can find a video of the first lecture attached below. Two other lectures than had been planned for the series were on Susan B. Anthony and Helen Keller, you can also see the Susan B. Anthony lecture video below. The series coincides with the Centennial of the Women’s Right to Vote. This lecture will be livestreamed.

Darien Library Lecture Series 2020
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The Power of the Presidency — Lecture Four in ‘Roadblocks to Republic’ History Series

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Darien Library is hosting a four-week series by historian Mark Albertson on the Roadblocks to Republic. It will highlight four examples in American history that deeply affected the course of America and/or threatened the viability of representative government. Each of the four lectures take place in the Community Room from 3 to 4:30 p.m. on successive Mondays, starting Feb. 3. Descriptions of previous lectures are at the bottom of this article.

Darien Library Lecture Series 2020
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The Northwest Ordnance — Lecture Three in ‘Roadblocks to Republic’ History Series

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Darien Library is hosting a four-week series by historian Mark Albertson on the Roadblocks to Republic. It will highlight four examples in American history that deeply affected the course of America and/or threatened the viability of representative government. Each of the four lectures take place in the Community Room from 3 to 4:30 p.m. on successive Mondays, starting Feb. 3. Descriptions of previous lectures are at the bottom of this article.

Darien Library Lecture Series 2020
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‘Shay’s Rebellion’— Lecture Two in ‘Roadblocks to Republic’ History Series

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Darien Library is hosting a four-week series by historian Mark Albertson on the Roadblocks to Republic. It will highlight four examples in American history that deeply affected the course of America and/or threatened the viability of representative government. Each of the four lectures take place in the Community Room from 3 to 4:30 p.m. on successive Mondays, starting Feb. 3. Descriptions of previous lectures are at the bottom of this article.

Darien Library Lecture Series 2020
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‘The Newburgh Incident’ — Lecture One in ‘Roadblocks to Republic’ History Series

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Darien Library is hosting a four-week series by historian Mark Albertson on the Roadblocks to Republic. It will highlight four examples in American history that deeply affected the course of America and/or threatened the viability of representative government. Each of the four lectures take place in the Community Room from 3 to 4:30 p.m. on successive Mondays, starting Feb. 3. Darien Library may put a video of each lecture on its website. — This article is based on announcements from Darien Library
Week One: The Newburgh Incident, March 15, 1783
Feb.

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‘Roadblocks to Republic’ Four Week History Lecture Series Begins Monday at Darien Library

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Darien Library is hosting a four-week series by historian Mark Albertson on the Roadblocks to Republic. It will highlight four examples in American history that deeply affected the course of America and/or threatened the viability of representative government. Each of the four lectures take place in the Community Room from 3 to 4:30 p.m. on successive Mondays, starting Feb. 3. — This article is based on announcements from Darien Library
Week One: The Newburgh Incident, March 15, 1783
Feb.