The League contributed to purchasing and choosing 93 new ebooks about influential women in American history and government for the public library. Students of all ages can learn new things and deepen their understanding of United States’ history. Check it out!
What is Juneteenth?
Why did neither slavery nor the Civil War end at Appomattox Courthouse? Why did Lincoln’s hand shake as he signed the Emancipation Proclamation? What is Juneteenth and how has it evolved? Who celebrates it and will it become a national holiday? The Williamsburg Area League of Women Voters, in partnership with Williamsburg Regional Library, invites the…
Book Club !
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 23 at 4:30 pm Our local League Book Club goal will hold quarterly book club meetings, eventually hopefully in-person. Our next meeting will now be on Zoom. The Washington Post says that DEMOCRACY IN ONE BOOK OR LESS by David Litt “brings Dave Barry-style humor to an illuminating book on what is wrong…
How do teachers fit civics back into the curriculum?
Do you believe in a renewed focus on civics in public schools? Join this Zoom talk on Thursday, April 22 at 4 PM with WJCC Schools Social Studies Coordinator, Steve Legawiec, who will share with us the latest initiatives on teaching civics in our local schools.The 2020 elections were a major civics lesson for a lot…