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Apparently It Was So Scary For Men To Supervise Women Workers In 1944, This “How To” Film Was Made

wyskSeptember 7, 2020

"Women scare me. At least they do in a factory." - 'Joe', Factory Line Supervisor, 1944, speaking of the problems he’s having supervising women workers To keep ...

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The Many Wars Of Florence Nightingale

Dale DeBakcsySeptember 2, 2020

Though we think of her as the Lady With the Lamp, tirelessly patrolling the sick wards of the Crimean War offering solace and healing to soldiers who had been ...

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NASA Astronaut Dr. Jeanette Epps Set To Make History As Part Of First Operational Boeing Crew Mission To ISS

wyskSeptember 1, 2020

NASA has assigned astronaut Dr. Jeanette Epps to NASA’s Boeing Starliner-1 mission, the first operational crewed flight of Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraf...

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The Modern Amphitrite: The Many Nautical Revolutions Of Janet Taylor

Dale DeBakcsyAugust 27, 2020

The nineteenth century saw Great Britain expanding vociferously into new markets, extending its influence, for better or worse, into every corner of the globe ...

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Sojourner, Susan, And Elizabeth To Make History In NYC’s Central Park On August 26… Watch Live Unveil Of Their Monumental Statue

wyskAugust 25, 2020

After 6 long years of challenging work and a tireless fight waged by the all-volunteer nonprofit, Monumental Women, history will be made tomorrow - Wednesday, ...

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Ida B. Wells, Women’s Suffrage And Civil Rights Hero, To Be Honored With 1,000 Square-Foot Photo Mosaic In DC’s Union Station

wyskAugust 20, 2020

It’s National Women's Suffrage Month, a designation by Congress in collaboration with the Women's Suffrage Centennial Commission (WSCC) to commemorat...

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Bringing Science To Psychoanalysis: The Many Survivals of Sabina Spielrein

Dale DeBakcsyAugust 12, 2020

The life of Russian psychologist Sabina Spielrein (1885-1942) began in emotional and physical abuse, and ended with the murder of herself and her two daughters...

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The Last Woman Who Knew Everything: The Omnivorous Mind Of Clémence Royer

Dale DeBakcsyAugust 5, 2020

When Clémence Royer died on February 7, 1902, she took with her into oblivion perhaps the last human brain that believed in and aimed for Complete Knowledge.&n...

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A Scientist Takes The Helm: The Story of German Chancellor Angela Merkel

Dale DeBakcsyJuly 29, 2020

In 1989, Angela Merkel was a quantum chemist with a respectable reputation for applying statistical mathematics to chemical analysis. In 1991, she was a ...

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