Women’s Movement, Circa 1830

By 1Nsk33p | August 4, 2015 | Comments Off on Women’s Movement, Circa 1830

Jacksonland shows how his opponents broadened democratic participation too. This image, taken at the National Archives, shows the cover of an 1831 petition to Congress. It was from the “Massachusetts Ladies of Hamden relative to removal of Indians.” Women had no right to vote in Jackson’s era, but some found a way to dissent.

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Andrew Jackson in the State He Added to the Union

By 1Nsk33p | August 4, 2015 | Comments Off on Andrew Jackson in the State He Added to the Union

“One of the most striking images of Andrew Jackson can be found in the mural ‘A New Capital’ located inside the chamber of the Florida House of Representatives. Painted by Christopher M. Still, the mural depicts General Andrew Jackson holding a 23-star American Flag flown in 1821 – the year Florida became a territory of the United States. The painting contains 24 symbols of history including a dual placard nailed to a tree behind the Governor. I

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