History in the Kitchen: Origins of the Supreme Court, RBG, and Ratatouille
Marbury v. Madison The tradition of judicial review began with a Supreme Court Case decided in 1803. In Marbury v. Madison, the Supreme Court used the power of judicial review for the first time- that is, their power to determine whether a law is constitutional or not. When it became apparent that John Adams, a […]
History in the Kitchen: Women’s Suffrage & Marshmallow Tea Cakes
Women’s suffrage in the United States has layers. Lots and lots of layers. In any historical analysis, it is important to identify all of the key players: the ones that are seen very clearly because of history books and the ones that were there- and had loud voices- but don’t get as much attention.
Obergefell v. Hodges, the 14th Amendment, & Rainbow Cookies
Love is love is love. Yesterday on history in the kitchen we celebrated both Pride and the 5th anniversary of the Obergefell v. Hodges decision which made same-sex marriage legal in all states the United States. Hooray for love! The Case What’s some of the case background? In 2013, James Obergefell married his partner, John […]