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Today in women’s history: Harriet Beecher Stowe publishes “Uncle Tom’s Cabin”
March 20, 2014Stowe was highly active in the abolition movement. She and her husband supported the Underground Railroad and temporarily housed slaves in their home.
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Today in women’s history: Hull House co-founder Ellen Starr born
March 19, 2014In 1896, Starr joined the garment workers' strike in support of the workers. She was a founding member of the Chicago chapter of the Women's Trade Union League in 1904.
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Nationwide, workers lead local movements to raise wages
March 19, 2014Working families across the country have been leading movements to raise wages at the state and local level.
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Today in women’s history: Suffragist Matilda Joslyn Gage dies
March 18, 2014She was raised in a household dedicated to ending slavery. Her father was a nationally known abolitionist, and the Joslyn home was a station on the Underground Railway. Her life's work became the struggle for the...
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Today in women’s history: Betty Allen, steel town to opera, is born
March 17, 2014Growing up in a working class community, Elizabeth Louise (Betty Lou) Allen heard opera on the streets, from neighbors' radios.
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Join us Tuesday for a discussion on the assault on women’s rights
March 14, 2014Join us Mar. 18 for a conversation with Carolyn Trowbridge, long-time activist in the women's rights movement in Arizona. In her state and others, the right wing is undermining the right of women to determine what...
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Today in women’s history: Photographer Diane Arbus was born
March 14, 2014Arbus's photography is known for its portrayal of individuals and groups perceived as "other" or marginal.
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Today in women’s history: Suffragist Susan B. Anthony died
March 13, 2014Susan B. Anthony was a pioneer leader of the cause of woman suffrage, and worked tirelessly her whole life for what she considered to be the best interests of womankind.
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