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United States Mint Launches the American Women Quarters™ Program
From 2022 through 2025, the Mint will design and issue five quarters annually that feature reverse designs honoring a diverse group of women whose achievements, triumphs, and legacies reflect the strength and resilience of our nation.
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Inspiring Voices: A Conversation with Gloria Calderón Kellett
Inspiring Voices: A Conversation with Gloria Calderón Kellett
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Girls to the Front: How Young Women are Shaping Their Future
Girls to the Front: How Young Women are Shaping Their Future
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Women’s Political Participation After 1920: Myth and Reality
An article about the myth and reality of women's political participation after 1920.
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African American Nurses in World War II
An article about African American Nurses in World War II
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Women in Tech Today, Meet Soumeya.
An interview with Soumeya Benghanem, Chief Product Officer & President of strategy+action, a women-owned digital agency.
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Women of the Red Cross Motor Corps in WWI
Women of the Motor Corps didn’t take narrow confines for an answer as they persevered into the broad expanse of roadways, delivering care and comfort during the chaos of World War I.
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Mountains Have No Ceilings
If there is anything I’ve learned during my time outdoors, it is this—Mountains Have No Ceilings.
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"We Got Next!"
On June 21st, 1997, Lisa Leslie, center for the Los Angeles Sparks, and Kym Hampton, center for the New York Liberty, took the ceremonial “jump ball” marking the official start of the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA).
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Las Sociedades Femíneas de Temperancia
Un sector de mujeres protestantes estableció en 1916 una serie de Ligas de Temperancia bajo el auspicio de la “Women Christian Temperance Union” y el liderazgo de Annie Robbins.
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Women's Temperance Societies
A sector of women from the Puerto Rican elite arose to organize the Women Temperance Societies, despite women being silenced for centuries in their attempts for political participation.
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Monopoly’s Lost Female Inventor
Monopoly’s roots begin with a woman— a progressive named Elizabeth Magie.
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Votes for Women means Votes for Black Women
The opportunity for a greater political voice drew African American women to the suffrage movement.
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The Dangerous Experiment
Colleges for women in the United States, founded in the second half of the 19th century, began as dangerous experiments.
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Q&A with Ellen Ochoa
Dr. Ellen Ochoa was the first female Hispanic astronaut. Recently, we sat down with her for a discussion about her career, the future of women in aeronautics, and inspiring future generations of women.
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"Charity is Ever Kind"
African American women were critically important in the creation and operation of contraband relief societies.
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