International Debates

A major source of inspiration for the Congressional Digest design was the 1920 ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution, granting women the right to vote. The best way to prevent newly franchised voters from being unduly swayed or intimidated by the actions and rhetoric of Congress, Robinson believed, was to provide them with side-by-side arguments on pending legislation. That way, if a woman “became enthused about some new Federal proposal, she could consult the opposite pag

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A major source of inspiration for the Congressional Digest design was the 1920 ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution, granting women the right to vote. The best way to prevent newly franchised voters from being unduly swayed or intimidated by the actions and rhetoric of Congress, Robinson believed, was to provide them with side-by-side arguments on pending legislation. That way, if a woman “became enthused about some new Federal proposal, she could consult the opposite pag

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