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Meet Inge Ginsberg, A 96-year-old Holocaust Survivor And Heavy Metal Rebel

wyskAugust 3, 2018

At 96 years young, Inge Ginsberg brings new meaning to "it's never to late to start something new!" Raised in Austria, Inge escaped the Holocaust, and in 194...

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The Amazing Life Of Dr. Margaret Chung, The First American-Born Chinese Woman Physician and Surgeon

Dale DeBakcsyAugust 1, 2018

Her mother was raised in a brothel, and her "son" was Ronald Reagan. Take any section of Dr. Margaret Chung's (1889-1959) life, and lay it against any other,...

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From Where I Stand: Brazilian Youth Activist Fights For The Rights Of Young Indigenous Women

Guest ContributorJuly 31, 2018

By UN WOMEN - Rayanne Cristine Maximo Franca is an indigenous youth activist from Brazil. Since leaving her home at 17, she has embarked on a relentless pursuit...

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Dress Coded: The Time Has Come For Schools To Accept Girls’ Bodies

Guest ContributorJuly 31, 2018

By Revati Mahurkar - If it’s happened to you, you remember that moment. That moment when a teacher pulls you aside and tells you what you are wearing is not app...

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New PBS Film Celebrates Betty White, Beloved Entertainer, Industry Pioneer, First Lady Of Television [TRAILER]

wyskJuly 30, 2018

If you love this woman as much as we do, then clear your calendars for Tuesday, August 21 when BETTY WHITE: FIRST LADY OF TELEVISION is set to premiere on PBS. ...

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Women Killing It: Elizabeth Wallace And Hana Schank Explore Women And Ambition Decisions In New Book

Sally HubbardJuly 25, 2018

“One of the conclusions that we came to in our book is that men need to change.” - Authors, The Ambition Decisions In this episode of the Women Killing It! p...

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The Voice from the Silent Spring: Marine Biologist, Author, and Conservationist Rachel Carson

Dale DeBakcsyJuly 25, 2018

“Hunger, hunger, are you listening, To the words from Rachel’s pen? Words which taken at face value, Place lives of birds ‘bove those of men..” - W.E. McC...

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93QUEEN… New Doc Follows Hasidic Women Creating NYC’s First All-Female Volunteer Ambulance Corps

wyskJuly 23, 2018

Set in the Hasidic community of Borough Park, Brooklyn, 93QUEEN follows Rachel "Ruchie" Freier, "a no-nonsense Hasidic lawyer and mother of six who is determine...

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Icie Macy Hoobler (1892-1984) And The Science of Infant-Mother Nutrition

Dale DeBakcsyJuly 23, 2018

A young mother of the early twentieth century who couldn't or didn't want to breastfeed was a creature entirely at the hands of bumbling chance. Doctors of the ...

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