On This Day, March 4: Martha Stewart released from prison
On March 4, 2005, homemaking guru Martha Stewart returned home after serving five months in a federal prison for conspiracy, ...
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Women’s History Month puts spotlight on Maine people and places
Women’s History Month is celebrated annually in March. The Portland Women ... normal operating hours, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday through Friday. Frances Perkins was the first woman to serve in ...
Tempo.co English1d
U.S. to Sell Unutilized Federal Properties
Several U.S. government buildings, including the iconic J. Edgar Hoover Building, are set to be sold due to high maintenance ...
Erie News Now13d
Breakthrough Women Fast Facts: Business, Education, US Government and Sports
(CNN) — Here is a look at women in business, education, government and sports who have broken through the glass ceiling and become the first in their respective positions in the United States. 1739 - ...
The Enterprise1d
Patrick Pioneers – Moore Family of Ararat, VA (Part I)
In Book #104, page #130 of the North Carolina Land Grant Files, Rodeham Moore received a sixty-acre land grant in Surry ...
The 1930s Case That Sparked a Debate About Deportation
The story Frances Perkins, Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Labor Secretary, highlights the importance of protecting due process.
New policies needed to boost gender equity in labor market
The United States is at a crossroads in the path toward gender equity in the labor market, according to Fran Blau '66, ...
Wall Street Journal29d
‘Dear Miss Perkins’ Review: Secretary and Savior
Frances Perkins was America’s first female member of a presidential cabinet, serving as the secretary of labor throughout Franklin Roosevelt’s 12-year presidency. Her legacies include the 40 ...
Washingtonian1d
GSA Lists 41 DC Properties for Disposal, Then Removes Them From List
The GSA can dispose of a property by transferring it to another federal agency, turning it into space for homeless assistance ...