March at the National Constitution Center   Debate at America’s Town Hall Lessons from Tocqueville in America Monday, March 6 | 12 p.m. ET Alexis de Tocqueville’s Democracy in America has been called by Harvey Mansfield the “best book ever written on democracy and the best book ever written on America.” What can a 200-year-old book teach us about democracy in America today? Join Jeremy Jennings, author of Travels with Tocqueville Beyond America; Olivier Zunz, author of The Man Who Understood Democracy: The Life of Alexis de Tocqueville; and Catherine Zuckert of the University of Notre Dame, for a discussion of Tocqueville’s masterpiece and its lessons for modern Americans. Jeffrey Rosen, president and CEO of the National Constitution Center, moderates. REGISTER TO ATTEND ONLINE Amendment Reform in America and Abroad Thursday, March 16 | 5:30 p.m. ET The National Constitution Center and the Center for Constitutional Design at Arizona State University present a comparative discussion of how democracies amend their constitutions, at home and around the world. Join a panel of distinguished scholars, including Wilfred Codrington of Brooklyn Law School, Chief Judge Jeffrey Sutton of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, and Rosalind Dixon of the University of New South Wales, as they survey the constitutional amendment process around the world to cast light on our debates in the U.S. Jeffrey Rosen, president and CEO of the National Constitution Center, moderates. REGISTER TO ATTEND ONLINE This program is presented in partnership with the Center for Constitutional Design at Arizona State University’s Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law. The Constitutional Role of the State Solicitor General Friday, March 24 | 1 p.m. ET The National Constitution Center and the National Association of Attorneys General host a bipartisan conversation with Dan Schweitzer, director and chief counsel of the National Association of Attorneys General Center for Supreme Court Advocacy; Lindsay See, solicitor general of West Virginia; and Barbara Underwood, solicitor general of New York, exploring the history of the office of the solicitor general, the role of state solicitors in litigating cases before the Supreme Court, and some of the landmark cases they have litigated. Jeffrey Rosen, president and CEO of the National Constitution Center, moderates. REGISTER TO ATTEND ONLINE This program is presented in partnership with the Center for Excellence in Governance at the National Association of Attorneys General. Civic Virtue and Citizenship Thursday, March 30 | 12 p.m. ET Join Christopher Beem, author of The Seven Democratic Virtues: What You Can Do to Overcome Tribalism and Save Our Democracy; Richard Haass, author of The Bill of Obligations: The Ten Habits of Good Citizens; and Lorraine Pangle, author of Reason and Character: The Moral Foundations of Aristotelian Political Philosophy, for a discussion of the concepts of civic virtue and citizenship in democratic societies. Jeffrey Rosen, president and CEO of the National Constitution Center, moderates. REGISTER TO ATTEND ONLINE   Visit the Center   Women’s History Month All March long Celebrate Women’s History Month at the National Constitution Center as we recognize extraordinary women throughout our nation’s history. Tour our newest exhibit, The 19th Amendment: How Women Won the Vote, and trace the triumphs and struggles in the long fight for women’s suffrage that eventually led to the ratification of the 19th Amendment. BUY TICKETS Wawa Community Day Celebrating Women’s History Month Saturday, March 25 | 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Free Admission In celebration of Women’s History Month, on Saturday, March 25, admission is free courtesy of Wawa, with Wawa Innovation Network associate volunteers serving hot beverages, pretzels, pastries, from 1–4 p.m. as supplies last, from Wawa’s Community Care Vehicle. Learn more RESERVE TICKETS Through March 31, enjoy discounted admission of $10 for adults (usually $14.50) and $7.50 for youth ages 6-18 (usually $11). Buy tickets   Learn About the Constitution   Celebrate Women’s History Month with Live, Online Programs Live Class: Women’s Suffrage Featuring Lisa Tetrault Friday, March 3 | 1 p.m. ET Lisa Tetrault joins NCC Chief Learning Officer Kerry Sautner for a discussion of the women’s suffrage movement and the story of the 19th Amendment. Professor Tetrault explores both of these topics in her book, The Myth of Seneca Falls: Memory and the Women’s Suffrage Movement, 1848-1898, as well as in her upcoming work. Register now Live from the Museum: Women Leading the Way Program Wednesday, March 8 | 12 p.m. Grab your suffrage sashes and signs! Younger learners are invited to join us for a suffrage parade in the Center’s most recent exhibit, The 19th Amendment: How Women Won the Vote! Together we’ll look at the tactics used by suffragists to secure voting rights. You can even cast your ballot for your favorite woman from history! Register now Virtual Tour: Women’s History Month Tour Friday, March 24 | 1 p.m. ET The Center’s education team will lead virtual audiences on a live guided tour of our newest exhibit The 19th Amendment: How Women Won the Vote, which traces the triumphs and struggles that led to the ratification of the 19th Amendment. The tour will help viewers to better understand the long fight for women’s suffrage, and will also highlight some of the many women who transformed constitutional history—including Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Alice Paul, and Ida B. Wells. Register now Online Programming and Resources for Women’s History Month America’s Town Hall: Elizabeth Cady Stanton: An American Life Historian, author, and National Constitution Center Member Lori Ginzberg joins the Center’s Senior Director of Content Lana Ulrich and Exhibit Developer Elena Popchock to discuss her book, Elizabeth Cady Stanton: An American Life―a critical and admiring look at Stanton’s mixed legacy that continues to haunt American feminism. Podcast: Will the Equal Rights Amendment be Adopted? Julie Suk and Sai Prakash explore whether an amendment that declares that “equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or any state on account of sex” will be adopted, despite its unusual ratification process. Constitution Daily Blog: The Vote that Led to the 19th Amendment “We look back at a young politician whose unexpected vote in the Tennessee state legislature gave all women the right to vote. ...” Constitution 101 Curriculum Learning Materials Each module in our Constitution 101 curriculum contains video lessons and recordings of previous Scholar Exchanges, plus links to podcasts, blog posts, Interactive Constitution essays, and more. Voting Rights For more online resources, visit our Women’s History Month page.   In Case You Missed It   WATCH Slavery and Liberty at America’s Founding Run time: 1 hour and 8 minutes Historians Harold Holzer and Manisha Sinha join Edward Larson for a conversation on Larson’s new book, American Inheritance: Liberty and Slavery in the Birth of a Nation, 1765-1795, to explore the paradox of liberty and slavery in Revolutionary America through the Civil War era. Watch now The First Amendment with David French Run time: 46 minutes David French joins Jeffrey Rosen for a discussion on the First Amendment freedoms of speech and the press, examining various types of speech, including symbolic speech, hate speech, and political speech. Watch now LISTEN Google, Twitter, Section 230, and the Future of the Internet Run time: 1 hour and 4 minutes Legal scholars Mary Anne Franks and Kate Klonick break down the arguments in the two Section 230 cases before the Supreme Court, the history and purpose of Section 230, why Congress enacted it, and how it’s been interpreted over the years. Listen now The Slaughterhouse Cases at 150 Run time: 58 minutes Kurt Lash and Kermit Roosevelt discuss the history and story of the Slaughterhouse Cases; what happened after it was decided; and what would happen in constitutional law today if the case was overturned. Listen now READ Fascinating Facts About George Washington for His Real Birthday by NCC Staff | Read time: 3 minutes “The national holiday called Washington’s Birthday may have passed, but February 22, 2023, is George Washington’s real 287th birthday. ...” Read more The Supreme Court Rules on Vaccines and Public Health by Nicholas Mosvick | Read time: 4 minutes “In the face of future public health emergencies like the coronavirus, a precedential Supreme Court decision about the government’s power to protect citizens by quarantine and forced vaccinations could receive new interest. ...” Read more All of the latest constitutional content from the National Constitution Center is available on our website! 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