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Famous Firsts by American Women, 1901–Present

Here is a timeline about famous firsts by American women. This information includes such notable figures as the first published author in 1650 (Anne Bradstreet), to Elizabeth Blackwell receiving…

Women in the 109th Congress

Sources: www.house.gov and www.senate.gov Blacks in the 109th Congress (42 in House: 42 Democrats; 1 Democrat in Senate) State House Senate Alabama Artur Davis (D)   California…

Women in the 110th Congress

Check out the lists of minorities and women in the 110th Congress, along with which state and political party they represented. The 110th Congress was the meeting of the legislative branch of the…

U.S. News: Midterm Elections

Major U.S. news stories, from health-care reform to "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" Related Links 2010 Year in Review 2010 News of the…

Christina Rossetti: Lady Maggie

Lady MaggieYou must not call me Maggie, you must not call me Dear, For I'm Lady of the Manor now stately to see; And if there comes a babe, as there may some happy year, 'Twill be little…

White House Offices and Agencies

Below is a list of each White House office and agency, including the director, the role of the agency, history, and contact information. Office of…

Brewer's: Narcissa

in the Night Thoughts, was Elizabeth Lee, Dr. Young's step-daughter. In Night iii. the poet says she was clandestinely buried at Montpelier, because, being a Protestant, she was “denied…

Brewer's: Post Meridian

(Latin). After noon. `Twas post meridian half-past four, By signal I from Nancy parted. Dibdin: Sea Songs. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Post-mortemPost…