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That said, we end the year with a bang by hosting todays guest who will discuss his significant and timely book, making the modern american fiscal state law, politics and the rise of progressive taxation, 18771929. Published by Cambridge University press. We will resume this talk on january 15 when we host rebecca edwards, professor of history. Her talk is titled, sex on the frontier fertility in americas antebellum empire. Rebecca edwards is a very eminent historian who would you would expect to get quite a draw from, but a presentation of that title, i think this is something that cannot be missed. Professor mehrotra is the associate dean for research, professor of law. A fellow at Indiana University. He received his j. D. At Georgetown University law center and his ph. D. At the university of chicago. ....
Im richard mcculley. Todays talk is the last of 2014. A year when weve really been treated to some splendid presentations by some of the centers most significant researchers. That said, we end the year with a bang by hosting todays guest who will discuss his significant and timely book, making the modern american fiscal state law, politics and the rise of progressive taxation, 18771929. Published by Cambridge University press. We will resume this talk on january 15 when we host rebecca edwards, professor of history. Her talk is titled, sex on the frontier fertility in americas antebellum empire. Rebecca edwards is a very eminent historian who would you would expect to get quite but a presentation of that title, i think this is something they cannot be missed. Professor mehrotra is the associate dean for research, professor of law. A fellow at Indiana University. He ....
Next, legal and tax historian discusses is both making the modern american fiscal state. Law, politics and the rise of progressive taxation. 1877 to 1929. He explains how and why the United States shifted from generating most of its revenue from aggressive consumption taxes to a more direct and progressive tax on income with the passage of the 16th amendment. The National Archives center for legislative archives posted this event in december 2014. Thank you for attending todays researcher talk. Im richard mcculley, todays top is the last of 2014. A year when weve really been treated to some splendid presentations by some of the centers most significant researchers. That said, we end the year with a bang and todays guest will discuss his significant and timely book, making the modern american fiscal state. Law, politics and the rise of progressive taxation, 1877 to 1929. Pub ....
How have you been. We call ourselves partners in crime. That we are not going to talk about the crime part of it, just to the partner part. What has been interesting since ive been in the position of library of congress is the fact that people ask me what does the National Archives do. What does the archivist do a and then theres a confusion around the history and the role of each of the institutions, and ive learned a lot about that even in coming up to reclaim the declaration of independence, the bill of rights. We call it the constitution. And that was held by the library of congress and the type of thing. It wasnt until the 1930s the United States got serious about its records. Iwas Franklin Roosevelt was passionate about records and that we actually created and he signed the legislation that created the archiv ....
Thrilled to be bringing that womens rights to the vote. Celebrating 100 years of the 19th amendment. Conversation with the Award Winning historian elaine. Weiss and secret former secretary of state, hillary roth and clinton moderated. August 26, 2020 marks 100 Year Anniversary of the 19th amendment and womens right to vote. And in and in honor of this milestone of american democracy, congress has officially designated august as National Womens suffrage. About the Womens NationalSuffrage Commission is coordinating National Sovereignty month on behalf of congress in the american people. At this history interest you please visit the commission ....