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Here's To Strong Women [International Women’s Day]

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Beyonce’s most inspiring motivational speech EVER - Learn from this woman!

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Priyanka Chopra’s Speech Will Leave You SPEECHLESS — Best Life Advice

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The Girls Empowerment Workshop - California 101 Guide

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By Misty Hall Can we all just stop for a minute and remember how hard it was to be a teenager? Changing bodies, social issues, doing well in school, emotions, and OMG hormones — it was a lot. And in the last couple of decades, it’s only gotten harder on teens. We know this anecdotally and scientifically; according to the National Institute of Mental Health, almost 40 percent of kids 13 to 18 have had an anxiety disorder. In 2017, their studies found 3 million kids ages 12 to 17 had at least one major depressive episode in the last year alone. And the CDC lists suicide as the second leading cause of death for people ages 10 to 34.

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L'Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science

Women scientists are leading ground-breaking research across the world. But despite their remarkable discoveries, women still represent just 33,3 %* of researchers globally, and their work rarely gains the recognition it deserves. Less than 4 % of Nobel Prizes for science have ever been awarded to women, and only 11 %* of senior research roles are held by women in Europe.

As the world hurtles towards a future threatened by climate change and resource scarcity, the global scientific community must lose no time in recognising and promoting women scientists' achievements.

The Fondation L'Oréal and UNESCO have worked together for more than 20 years to help empower more women scientists to achieve scientific excellence and participate equally in solving the great challenges facing humanity.

To date, we have awarded more than 100 laureates, five of whom have gone on to win Nobel Prizes.
Working in the Physical sciences, Formal sciences and Life sciences on five different continents, these eminent women researchers are helping to change the world through their discoveries, and are also role models for younger generations of women researchers who want to pursue their scientific careers and break the glass ceiling.

Each year, the L'Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science programmes also support more than 250 talented young women researchers. Through its 52 regional and national programmes, the Fondation L'Oréal and UNESCO support them at a crucial period in their careers, during their thesis or post-doctoral studies.

However, we must remember that there is still much more to be done to achieve true gender equality in science. But we remain determined, and we are moving steadily towards making our vision a reality. One day, we will live in a world where girls are encouraged to study science, where women have adequate support to balance the responsibilities of research and motherhood, and where scientists are judged purely on the merit of their discoveries and the potential of their work to change the world.

*UNESCO Science Report: towards 2030 (2021)

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The World needs Science, and Science needs Women

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The Untold History of Women in Science and Technology

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Listen to women from across the Administration tell the stories of their personal heroes across the fields of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM).

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“Dear Young Woman”: a poem of empowerment

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We're making some changes behind the scenes, cleaning things up and, for the most part, you won't even know how busy we are with one exception:

We have to swap podcast players on every shownote we have on this website and it's going to take us a bit. If the episode that you're trying to play ON THIS SITE ONLY isn't working, it just means we haven't gotten there yet, but we will!

There will be no interruption of our episodes on most podcatchers like Spotify, Apple Podcasts, CastBox, Google Podcasts, Podcast Addict...etc. (you get the point.) The only place that we are no longer available is Wondery+ (and if you're one of the very few who listened there, we're very sorry about that!)

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Beckett and Susan

Frances Glessner Less was a woman of unyielding determination and creative energy who used everything at her disposal (invcluding a vast inheritance) for both the common good and to further science in the field we now know as forensic Medicine.

Frances Lee was born into a very wealthy family on March 25, 1878, in Chicago, Illinois. Her father's position as a founding executive (at the company that would eventually become International Harvester) funded the family's lavish life in both Chicago and at their summer home called The Rocks, in New Hampshire. Her mother was an intellectually curious member of Chicago society who put her efforts not only into the arts (helping found the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, for instance) but also in assisting her two children to pursue their own interests.

Frances' brief marriage resulted in three children, but her interest in medicine, science, law enforcement, and various crafts converged to forge her legacy when she put her everything into helping found the Department of Legal Medicine (the forerunner to forensic science) at Harvard University. She would go on to not only personally build a library for the college in this field, but to spread the science of it into communities all across the United States with lectures and twice-annual seminars for law enforcement personnel beginning in the 1940s

At these seminars, which she organized and ran, she crafted exquisitely detailed, miniature crime dioramas for the attendees to sharpen their skills in detective work and expand their knowledge of the science of death. Called the Nutshell Studies of Unexplained Death, they aren't macabre dollhouses, they are highly detailed learning tools...and they're still in use today.

Frances Glessner Lee, at the age of 83, died on January 27, 1962 at her home. She's buried in the Maple Street Cemetary in Bethlehem, New Hampshire.

Time Travel With The History Chicks
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Glessner House virtual tour! Don't miss Frances' symphony gift for her mom! And here's some information on the Glessner house itself.

The Rocks in Bethlehem NH...the perfect place to buy your Christmas tree (and hike the trails, take classes, and maybe have a wedding. To learn more about the fire and restoration projects since, visit THE ROCKS.
Harvard Associates in Police Science is still an active organization that holds an annual Frances Glessner Lee Homicide Investigation seminar.
Frances is mentioned on the Harvard Medical School History website in regard to the Nutshell Studies and the Legal Medicine department...but not as boldly as we would like. Maybe this was an artifact from her "behind the scenes days" because it couldn't possibly be an intentional slight...could it?

The story about the discovery of Nutshell #20 on NPR.

Want to learn about the history of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra?

Intrigued by the work of the Body Farm? It's for science and we think Frances would approve!

We're pretty excited to see miniatures around the world! The Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago has Beckett's favorite, Colleen Moore's Fairy Castle, then there's Queen Mary's at Windsor , the Thorne Miniatures at the Chicago Art Institute, and an entire museum dedicated to miniatures and toys in Kansas City, The National Museum of Toys and Miniatures.

Traveling through Kansas? Maybe you should stop at the World's Largest Collection of the World's Smallest Versions of the World's Largest Things?

And a history that only makes sense after you listen to the episode but we love a good Rabbit Hole: History of Coca-Cola.
Moving Pictures!
Season 17, episode 14 of NCIS has it all: Nutshell-style dioramas, mentions of Frances, an involved podcast audience...okay, that's all it has but, you know, entertaining. Catch it wherever you watch that long-running show.

The documentary, Of Dolls and Murder, is on YouTube, but it requires permissions to watch it, so you can search for it yourself over there.

CBS Sunday Morning's coverage of the showing of the Nutshell studies:

Break music: The Banks of Green Willow, by George Butterworth; end music, Victim of Crime, by Heifervescent used with permission, ilicense Music.
This episode was sponsored by Honeylove and Betterhelp

In mid-September, a group of fifty travelers, two podcast hosts, and two travel organizers converged on London with the goal of standing together where history happened. Goal achieved and far exceeded!

We (the two aforementioned podcast hosts) wanted to hear from the travelers themselves about their journey, so we've invited them to help create this episode. You'll hear tales of art, theater, adventure, side-quests, and lots of history- but perhaps the greatest experiences for all of the travelers were the friendships made along the way.

Laura Hart, of L ike Minds Travel, had carefully planned this adventure to hit places that we have talked about on previous episodes, as well as leaving a bit of time each day for people to head out on side-quests and do things that were special to them. Thanks to technology, the entire group had met virtually long before Day One and planned these excursions together.

"Anyone want to visit the Churchill War Rooms?" someone would ask in our WhatsApp group. Next thing we knew, the side quest had been planned, people had signed up, and tickets were purchased. Lather, rinse, repeat.

It was a glorious thing to watch happen and a more glorious thing to experience.

Here are some of the highlights of our Field Trip, but listen to the episode for more details from the people who lived them!

Stay tuned for announcements in the near future about Field Trips for 2024!
While we're on a Field Trip, we turned the show over to the Roosters this week with a Veuve Clicquot adjacent subject: The History of Absinthe with The Gilded Gentleman, Carl Raymond. Keep an ear out for cameos from Bowery Boy Greg Young, and Chris Graham Beckett's husband. Carl talks with Don Spiro, creator of New York's Green Fairy Society to tell the truth and bust the myths, surrounding this historic beverage. For show notes on this episode, visit The Bowery Boys New York History. Thank you, Carl, Don, Greg, and Chris!

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Two women. Half the population. Several thousand years of history. About an hour.

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Women | National Museum of the American Indian

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The NMAI fosters a richer shared human experience through a more informed understanding of Native peoples.

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Explore the Units Browse Highlights Early Encounters, 1492-1734 Daughters of the King The Filles du Roi moved to New France to marry eligible colonists in exchange for free passage and a small dowry.

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Women's stories of...Nation Park Service

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Women’s Stories of... - Women’s History (U.S. National Park Service)

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The National Park Service interprets the stories of all Americans, including those of ordinary and extraordinary women. While women often faced social constraints and could be restricted by conventional ideas about gender roles, they have been active participants in American society—as political act…

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Unladylike2020 honors the women's suffrage centennial. These digital resources present the history of 26 diverse Progressive Era women. Topics include the labor movement, immigration, politics, civil rights, and women's suffrage. These resources develop students' historical thinking skills and make connections between past and present.

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31 Ways to Celebrate Women's History Month - Girls With Ideas

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March is Women's History Month and we are SO ready! From history (we prefer to call it 'herstory') and heroes (sheroes), to empowering your girl to find her voice and be a confident, creative leader: this list has it all.

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March is Women's History Month and we recognize the achievements of incredible women throughout American history.

In 1981, Congress passed Public Law 97-28which authorized and requested the President to proclaim the week beginning March 7, 1982 as "Women's History Week." The following year, President Ronald Reagan issued Presidential Proclamation 4903 which proclaimed the week beginning on March 7, 1982 as the first "Women's History Week."

In 1987, through Public Law 100-9, the President was requested to issue a proclamation, Presidential Proclamation 5619, which encouraged U.S. citizens to observe Women's History Month with appropriate observance activities. This Proclamation also expanded the week-long observance to "Women's History Month," and further raised awareness of the achievements of American women.

This year, the 2021 Women's History Month theme is: Valiant Women of the Vote: Refusing to Be Silenced.

From the early days of women's activism to our current day, women have continued to exercise their constitutional right to vote, and like many groups, women have protested and marched to attain that right. As a result of their efforts, women are now in the legislatures of each state; have held the office of governor; have held office in the U.S. Congress; and even reached the highest level in the executive branch of government, as Vice President of the United States. These accomplishments would not have occurred if women did not have the right to vote.

Join DoDEA in celebrating the contributions of so many incredible women throughout our nation's history.

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March is Women's History Month and we recognize the achievements of incredible women throughout American history. In 1981, Congress passed Public Law 97-28which authorized and requested the President to proclaim the week beginning March 7, 1982 as "Women's History Week."

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Each year, Women's History Month offers an important opportunity for us to shine a light on the extraordinary legacy of trailblazing American women and girls who have built, shaped, and improved upon our Nation.

Throughout American history, women and girls have made vital contributions, often in the face of discrimination and undue hardship. Courageous women marched for and won the right to vote, campaigned against injustice, shattered countless barriers, and expanded the possibilities of American life. Our history is also replete with examples of the unfailing bravery and grit of women in America, particularly in times of crisis and emergency. Women served our Nation during World War II, led organizing and litigation efforts during the Civil Rights movement, and represented the United States on the global stage in the fight for human rights, peace, and security. Far too often, their heroic efforts and their stories have gone untold - especially the millions of Black women, immigrant women, and others from diverse communities who have strengthened America across every generation.

In our current moment of crisis, women continue to lead. From vaccine researchers to public health officials to the countless heroines on the frontlines, women are working around the clock to defeat COVID-19. Women, and particularly women of color, also make up the majority of America's essential workers, including educators and child care providers, grocery store workers, farmworkers, and others who are keeping our families, our communities, and our country afloat. This year has also marked an historic milestone of women's leadership 232 years in the making, with the inauguration of America's first woman Vice President.

As we celebrate the contributions and progress of women and girls, we must also reflect on the extraordinary and unequal burdens they continue to bear today. The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated barriers that have held back women - particularly women of color - for generations. Gender and racial disparities in pay continue to fester. A disproportionate share of caregiving continues to fall on the shoulders of women and girls. And now, job losses due to COVID-19 have set women's labor force participation back to its lowest point in more than 30 years - threatening the security and well-being of women and their families and imperiling the economic progress of our entire Nation. The share of mothers who have left the labor force is three times that of fathers; in September 2020 alone, an astonishing 865,000 women dropped out of the American workforce. These trends are even more dire among women of color, with Black and Hispanic women facing disproportionately high rates of unemployment. At the same time, food insecurity has risen dramatically since the pandemic began, particularly in female-headed households with children, as have reports of intimate partner violence.

Since taking office on January 20th, Vice President Kamala Harris and I have made COVID-19 vaccination, relief, and broad-based economic recovery efforts a top priority. Our goal is not to return our economy to where it was before the pandemic struck. Our goal is to build back better - and that means creating a strong and durable foundation for the economic opportunity and security of women in America. Our plans include proposals to provide individual payments and tax credits to put money in the hands of families in need; increase housing and food assistance as well as unemployment insurance; lower health costs and expand access to coverage; increase support for and access to child care; and expand existing paid leave policies. We are also committed to making further progress on what, for me, has been a lifelong cause: reducing gender-based violence, and advancing the safety, economic stability, and well-being of survivors.

Sixty years ago, when former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt confronted President John F. Kennedy about the lack of women in Government, he appointed her as head of a new commission to address the status of women in America and take on discrimination in all of its forms. We have made significant progress in the United States, thanks to the persistence and tireless work of countless women. I am proud that the White House Gender Policy Council will build on those efforts by putting a laser focus on the needs and contributions of women and girls, and ensuring a Government-wide focus on gender equity. Our Administration is also committed to ensuring that women are well-represented at all levels in the executive branch: already, we have selected a record number of women who represent the diversity of America to serve in Cabinet-level positions.

During Women's History Month, let us honor the accomplished and visionary women who have helped build our country, including those whose contributions have not been adequately recognized and celebrated. And let us pay tribute to the trailblazers from the recent and distant past for daring to envision a future for which no past precedent existed, and for building a Nation of endless possibilities for all of its women and girls.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim March 2021 as Women's History Month. I call upon all Americans to observe this month and to celebrate International Women's Day on March 8, 2021, with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities. I also invite all Americans to visit www.WomensHistoryMonth.gov to learn more about the vital contribution of women to our Nation's history.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this first day of March, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-one, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-fifth.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR.

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A Proclamation on Women's History Month, 2021 | The White House

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Each year, Women's History Month offers an important opportunity for us to shine a light on the extraordinary legacy of trailblazing American women and girls who have built, shaped, and improved upon our Nation. Throughout American history, women and girls have made vital contributions, often in the face of discrimination and undue hardship.

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Chronicles of American Women: Your History Makers

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March is Women's History Month - commemorating and encouraging the study, observance and celebration of the vital role of women in American history.

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Educators in Santa Rosa, California, first celebrated Women's History Week in March 1978 to increase awareness of women's contributions to society. Organizers selected a week in early March to correspond with International Women's Day on March 8. Over the next several years, other cities across the country joined Santa Rosa in celebrating Women's History Week.

In 1980, U.S. President Jimmy Carter declared the week of March 8 National Women's History Week, urging everyone in the United States to participate. According to Carter, "too often the women were unsung and sometimes their contributions went unnoticed. But the achievements, leadership, courage, strength, and love of the women who built America was as vital as that of the men whose names we know so well."

The week-long event officially became a month-long one in 1987 when Congress passed a resolution designating March as Women's History Month. Women's History Month has been celebrated in the United States every March since.

Who it honors

Among the notable figures often spotlighted during Women's History Month are Sacagawea, a Native American woman who helped make Lewis and Clark's expedition to map parts of the West in the early 19th century a success; Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony, who fought for equality for women in the mid-19th century, more than 70 years before the 19th Amendment gave women the right to vote in the United States in 1920; Harriet Tubman, a spy who led slaves to freedom during the Civil War; Amelia Earhart, one of the world's first female pilots (she mysteriously disappeared over the Pacific Ocean in 1937); Madeleine Albright, who became the first female Secretary of State in 1996; and Misty Copeland, the first African-American woman to be named a principal dancer-the highest level-in the 75-year history of the American Ballet Theatre in 2015.

Women's history month today

Since the first Women's History Week in 1978, other countries have joined the United States in honoring women and their contribution to history and culture, including Canada and Australia.

Each year the National Women's History Alliance chooses a theme for Women's History Month. Previous themes have included "Women Taking the Lead to Save Our Planet"(2009) and "Celebrating Women in STEM" (2013). The theme for 2020 and 2021 is "Valiant Women of the Vote." ( Learn about the fight for the right to vote.) And the theme for 2023 is "Celebrating Women Who Tell Our Stories."

Beyond the theme of the year, Women's History Month continues the discussion of women and their contributions through activities such as museum exhibits and film screenings, and by encouraging the study of achievements by women year-round.

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Every March, people in the United States celebrate the achievements and history of women as part of Women's History Month.

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Global Girl Power

To empower, educate and provide support for women and girls around the world..

Provide a platform to stand against the gross violation of women's rights.

Provide resources and education to support learning and growth of young girls locally and in developing countries

To provide women in rural areas with support and tools to create sustainable means of income and become self-sufficient leaders.

To provide resources and education to support learning and growth of young girl.

To be a platform that raises international awareness and encourages dialogue on issues violating women's rights and inspiring action for social change.

To create awareness of Female Feticide and infanticide to promote equality and end gender-based violence.

To collaborate with other like-minded organizations and groups to raise funding for local and global projects of social uplift.

Inspire youth to be leaders who respect, protect and understand women's rights.

"21st century it is shocking to know women and girls worldwide from all walks of life continue to face the worst kinds of atrocities including infanticide and sex selective abortions, honor killings, trafficking, forced prostitution, genital mutilation, child marriage, physical and sexual abuse, pornography, forced labor, neglect and body health issues" isglobal movement committed to the empowerment of women, girls and youth through leadership training, mentorship. We support philanthropic projects locally and around the world and envision a world where positive change spreads globally from one person to another. Our aim is to inspire global change by bringing together communities of mindful leaders to initiate dialogue, participation and activism.
Global Girl Power envisions a world where positive change spreads globally from one woman and girl to another. We aim to provide resources and education to support the learning and growth of young girls and to provide women with support and tools to create sustainable means of income and become self sufficient leaders with inner strength, skills and perseverance.

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Global Girl Power To empower, educate and provide support for women and girls around the world.. Provide a platform to stand against the gross violation of women's rights. Provide resources and education to support learning and growth of young girls locally and in developing countries To provide women in rural areas with support and tools to create sustainable means of income and become self-sufficient leaders.

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Overview

Women's History Month is a national American celebration that takes place from March 1 to March 31 and focuses on American women throughout history who have contributed to fields such as the sciences, the arts, politics, and social activism. Some national institutions that participate in sharing information about women in history are the Library of Congress, National Archives and Records Administration, National Endowment for the Humanities, National Gallery of Art, National Park Service, Smithsonian Institution, and United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.

The month-long national celebration began in a single county in California as seven days of celebrating American women. The need to highlight women's contributions in the nation was raised in 1978 by the Sonoma County Commission on the Status...
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Gale In Context: High School - Topic - Women's History Month

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Women's History Month is a national American celebration that takes place from March 1 to March 31 and focuses on American women throughout history who have contributed to fields such as the sciences, the arts, politics, and social activism.

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March is Women’s History Month – commemorating and encouraging the study, observance and celebration of the vital role of women in American history.