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Mary Sarah Bilder on Kamala Harris and the Gender Neutral Language of the Constitution

When Vice President Kamala Harris takes the stage for the presidential debate at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, she will fulfill a prediction made in 1787 that American women...

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The Papers of Frederick Law Olmsted Go Open Access

Thanks to generous subvention from the Olmsted Network, the Papers of Frederick Law Olmsted are now freely available to all!

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