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Today in women’s history: Physician Sarah Dolley born
March 11, 2014She was supportive of women's rights, and instrumental in the formation of the Women's Educational and Industrial Union in 1893.
Read moreWestern leaders belittle legitimate Russian concerns about fascism
March 11, 2014In Russia the memories of the Nazi invasion of 1941, of the war that followed and of the activities of local Nazi collaborators, including Ukrainian ones historically linked to the present crowd of extremists in Kiev,...
Read more“Calpurnia Tate”: a girl comes of age in Texas
March 7, 2014Jacqueline Kelly's engrossing young adult novel set on on a Texas cotton and pecan farm with 338 pages that seemingly turn themselves, is a coming of age tale with vast relevance for today's readers.
Read moreToday in women’s history: Georgia O’Keefe, American artist, dies at 98
March 6, 2014Georgia O'Keefe, one of the most renowned and honored American artists, died March 6, 1986, at the age of 98.
Read moreToday in women’s history: Suffrage supporters march in D.C
March 3, 2014On March 3, 1913 supporters of the right of women to vote marched in Washington D.C., disprupting the inauguration of President Woodrow Wilson.
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