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Today in women’s history: Mother Jones ordered to stop “stirring up” miners
March 27, 2013She was banished from more towns and was held incommunicado in more jails in more states than any other union leader of the time.
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Today in women’s history: Mary Joyce ends thousand-mile sled dog trip
March 26, 2013During her thousand-mile trek, she endured -60º temperatures, primitive terrain, and minimal communication, making the journey a harrowing one.
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March 25, 1911: Triangle sweatshop fire kills 146
March 25, 2013Triangle Fire led both to the growth of unions - in particular the pioneering International Ladies Garment Workers - and to campaign successfully for reforms to health and safety laws, fire code improvement and enforcement and...
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Today in women’s history: ERA sent to states for ratification
March 21, 2013On March 21, 1972, Congress sent the Equal Rights Amendment to the states for ratification. The amendment fell three states short of being ratified, but the struggle continues to this day.
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Today in women’s history: Singer Rosetta Tharpe was born
March 20, 2013Known as a pioneer of 20th-century music, "Sister" Rosetta Tharpe (March 20, 1915 - October 9, 1973) was a singer, songwriter, guitarist and recording artist.
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Today in women’s history: Minnie Fisher Cunningham born
March 19, 2013Cunningham was elected president of the Galveston Equal Suffrage Association and toured her home state to speak out for the right for women to vote.
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Today in women’s history: Lida Gustava Heymann born
March 15, 2013A leading figure in the women's rights movement in Germany.,Lida Gustava Heymann was born in Hamburg, Germany on March 15, 1868.
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Today in women’s history: Long live Fannie Lou Hamer
March 14, 2013On this day in 1977 Mississippi civil rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer passed away.
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