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Women & the Beverage that Changed the World
The earliest record of beer being produced comes from Mesopotamia around 5300 BCE
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How Highly Processed Foods Liberated 1950s Housewives
After World War II, the United States entered a new modern age of technological innovation that profoundly changed the way that America cooked and ate.
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Women and Beer: A Forgotten Pairing
If you look at the brewing business today, the majority of micro and macro breweries are owned and run by men.
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Aunt Jemima® and Betty Crocker
Aunt Jemima® and Betty Crocker have been American cultural icons for decades, but neither of these women ever existed.
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Gardening Clubs
In the early 19th century, bright, educated women became active in various reform movements.
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Rachel Carson: Inspiring Earth Day
Rachel Carson’s writings helped spark the global environmental movement which would eventually lead to the establishment of Earth Day.
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Silent Film Actresses and Their Most Popular Characters
Actresses played a crucial role in shaping the development of early film as well as Hollywood and the studio system.
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Starring America's Sweetheart: Mary Pickford
Mary Pickford became one of Hollywood’s most powerful executives during its formative years.
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Laying a Foundation
Education in contemporary America has advanced to a point that would be almost unrecognizable by colonial Americans.
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A Conversation with Toni Ko
Toni Ko is a serial entrepreneur with a proven track record in developing, launching, and building highly successful global brands.
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Social Marketing Before the Internet
The 19th century’s wide-spread growth of factories changed shopping and consuming.
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Honoring Rosie the Riveter and the Women Who Won the War
Before World War II, the prevailing view of a woman's role was that of wife and mother.
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Raising a Glass to Irish American Women
On the day Ellis Island opened on January 1, 1892, an Irish girl named Annie Moore became the very first person processed through what became the world-famous immigration center.
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Infographic: 100 Years of Women in Congress
1917 to 2017: 100 Years of Women in Congress Infographic
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Women's History Month
Every year March is designated Women’s History Month by Presidential proclamation.
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The Girl Who Acted Before Rosa Parks
Rosa Parks was arrested in December 1955. Nine months earlier, Claudette Colvin was arrested for the exact same thing.
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Following the Path of Historical Romance to Women's History
It’s so easy to bash historical romance novels.
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The History of Romance
The giving and receiving of valentines or love tokens dates to medieval times, but the origins of the modern celebration lie in the 18th century with the rise of romantic marriage.
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Gals in Blue: Finding Each Other
It’s really amazing to think about, the incredible amount of change for women in the military in the 60 or so years since the days of the WASPs.
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The Bravery of Army Nurse Annie G. Fox at Pearl Harbor
December 7 is Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, when Americans commemorate the 1941 attack that brought the United States into World War II.
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