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		<title>Historical Women Who Rocked: Amelia Earhart</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Did you know that today marks the 81st anniversary that Amelia Earhart became the first woman to complete a solo transatlantic flight in less than 15 hours? Now there&#8217;s an historical woman who rocked! Amelia was born in Kansas in 1897, and lived in Iowa and Minnesota before graduating from high school in Illinois.  She [...]]]></description>
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		<title>#Foodie Friday: Peaches Restaurant- A Restaurant with Real Soul</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By: Sydnee C. Winston, Project Coordinator Today’s #FoodieFriday post explores how food can be used as an act of civil protest. The Civil Rights Movement is full of well-known women leaders who used the power of their voices to fight for justice and freedom for all people. We all recognize Rosa Parks, Dr. Dorothy Height, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.nwhm.org/blog/foodie-friday-peaches-restaurant-a-restaurant-with-real-soul/</link>
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		<title>#ThrowbackThursday: Women of Motown</title>
		<description><![CDATA[by Elissa Blattman, Project Assistant If you like Motown music, you may be familiar with Berry Gordy, founder of Motown Records and genius behind the “Motown Sound” that swept the nation and world in the 1960s.  But have you heard of Esther Gordy Edwards, Berry Gordy’s sister?  Edwards started a co-op to provide money to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.nwhm.org/blog/throwbackthursday-women-of-motown/</link>
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		<title>NWHM Does its Turn on the Catwalk at Tory Burch Fashion Presentation</title>
		<description><![CDATA[NWHM was looking fierce on Thursday night as it and Bloomingdale&#8217;s held an exclusive fashion presentation of the Tory Burch Spring Collection at the store&#8217;s Friendship Heights location.  Tory Burch and Bloomingdale&#8217;s will donate 10% of proceeds from the sales of the evening to the National Women&#8217;s History Museum. Check out these photos from the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.nwhm.org/blog/nwhm-does-its-turn-on-the-catwalk-at-tory-burch-fashion-presentation/</link>
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		<title>Happy Mother&#8217;s Day from NWHM!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The National Women&#8217;s History Museum wishes mothers everywhere a very happy Mother&#8217;s Day! On the second Sunday in May, people all over the country honor their mothers with chocolates, flowers, and cards. Mother’s Day is especially important to NWHM as it served as a jumping off point more than a decade ago for our Museum. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mother&#8217;s Day Give Away: Altruette Charm Bracelets</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By: Sydnee C. Winston, Project Coordinator There are two things that have always been near and dear to Julie Schlosser’s heart—charities and charms. Her mom had a special charm bracelet that Julie admired throughout her childhood. And Julie was always inspired by her mom’s work helping others and wanted to do more herself. That’s why [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.nwhm.org/blog/mothers-day-give-away-altruette-charm-bracelets/</link>
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		<title>#Foodie Friday: Women, Food &amp; the Jazz Age</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By: Sydnee C. Winston, Project Coordinator There’s been a whole lot of jazz about the Jazz Age lately. With all the buzz over the recent release of The Great Gatsby, it seems that this high-rollin’, party loving, decadent era in our nation’s past has officially been resurrected! So we decided to join the celebration and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.nwhm.org/blog/foodie-friday-women-food-the-jazz-age/</link>
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		<title>#Throwback Thursday: American Women on Bikes</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By: Sydnee C. Winston, Project Coordinator It&#8217;s #Throwback Thursday at NWHM and today we&#8217;re paying homage to the bicycle. May is National Bicycle Month and we thought it would be fun to highlight some the ways that this zippy invention has historically impacted the lives of American women. So what do bikes have to do [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.nwhm.org/blog/throwback-thursday-american-women-on-bikes/</link>
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		<title>Historical Women Who Rocked: Katherine Siva Saubel</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Katherine Siva Saubel was a member of the Cahuilla Indian tribe of California and one of the last speakers of the Cahuilla language.  As a child, Saubel attended a public school where she was told to speak only in English and saw other Native American children beaten for speaking their native language.  Though she witnessed [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.nwhm.org/blog/historical-women-who-rocked-katherine-siva-saubel/</link>
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		<title>#Foodie Friday: To Grill or Not to Grill?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By: Sydnee C. Winston, Project Coordinator Spring has officially sprung and has brought along many traditions—cherry blossom festivities, planning vacations and barbecuing. May is national barbecue month and I for one can’t wait to dust off the ol’ grill and toss a few steaks on. But as much as I love down home barbecue as [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.nwhm.org/blog/foodie-friday-to-grill-or-not-to-grill/</link>
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		<title>#ThrowbackThursday: Battle of the Sexes</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Elissa Blattman, NWHM Intern This May marks the 40th anniversary of the original Battle of the Sexes tennis match between Bobby Riggs and one of the top two female tennis players in the game at the time…Margaret Court?  Today, many people are not aware that Riggs played another woman before Billie Jean King, but [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.nwhm.org/blog/throwbackthursday-battle-of-the-sexes/</link>
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		<title>Women + Beer: A Forgotten Pairing</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By: Allison Schell, NWHM Staff Hop-py Foodie Friday! Alright, I couldn’t resist. This edition of Foodie Friday is all about uncovering the somewhat hidden history of women and beer, particularly women as brewers in the United States. If you look at the brewing business today, the majority of micro and macro breweries are owned and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.nwhm.org/blog/women-beer-a-forgotten-pairing/</link>
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		<title>20 Years and Counting: Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By: Katherine Dvorak, NWHM Volunteer Started in New York City in 1992 by Gloria Steinem as a project of the Ms. Foundation, ‘Take Our Daughters to Work Day’ was created to help show girls that being smart was something to be proud of, not something to hide, and that their ideas could be heard and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.nwhm.org/blog/20-years-and-counting-take-our-daughters-and-sons-to-work-day/</link>
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		<title>#ThrowbackThursday: Vintage commercials and advertisements (part 2)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Elissa Blattman, NWHM Intern In last week’s Throwback Thursday post, we showed you a bunch of sexist advertisements from the 1950s and 1960s that chastise women for not properly fulfilling their prescribed gender roles. This week, we would like to highlight some ads from the same period that show women’s changing roles and/or flip [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.nwhm.org/blog/throwbackthursday-vintage-commercials-and-advertisements-part-2/</link>
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		<title>NWHM President, Joan Wages featured on AARP&#8217;s Prime Time Radio</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Check AARP&#8217;s &#8220;Prime Time&#8221; Radio interview with Joan about the Museum.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.nwhm.org/blog/nwhm-president-joan-wages-featured-on-aarps-prime-time-radio/</link>
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		<title>Historical Women Who Rocked: Betty Skelton</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When she was 10 years old, Betty Skelton asked her parents for flying lessons.  She flew solo in a plane for the first time when she was 12 and received her pilot’s license when she was 16.  In 1946, when she was 20, she embarked on a career performing in aerobatics shows because women were [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.nwhm.org/blog/historical-women-who-rocked-betty-skelton/</link>
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		<title>Happy Earth Day!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[NWHM is celebrating this Earth Day by shinning a light on environmentalist Rachel Carson. Rachel was instrumental in bringing environmental issues to the fore in this country. Those who dwell, as scientists or laymen, among the beauties and mysteries of the earth, are never alone or weary of life- Rachel Carson. Rachel Louise Carson (May [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Advertisers starting to take action against misogyny on Facebook</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Facebook has been receiving a growing amount of criticism for some time now for continuing to allow pages promoting sexism, misogyny, and violence against women on their website. These pages exist despite Facebook’s terms stating, “You will not bully, intimidate, or harass any user” and “You will not post content that: is hate speech, threatening, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.nwhm.org/blog/advertisers-starting-to-take-action-against-misogyny-on-facebook/</link>
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		<title>NWHM&#8217;s Entrepreneur Exhibit mentioned on &#8220;WomenYou Should Know&#8221;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Source: http://www.womenyoushouldknow.net/national-womens-history-museum-microsoft-launch-online-exhibit-celebrating-women-entrepreneurs/ National Women’s History Museum &#38; Microsoft Launch Online Exhibit Celebrating Women Entrepreneurs April 12, 2013 by WYSK Career ● Education ● History ● Innovation From Pepperidge Farm to Liquid Paper to Flickr, smart women have been behind many of the great businesses of the last century. The National Women’s History Museum, the foremost [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.nwhm.org/blog/nwhms-entrepreneur-exhibit-mentioned-on-women-you-should-know/</link>
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		<title>Foodie Friday: Betty Crocker, an American Cultural Icon that Never Existed?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By: Sydnee Winston, Project Coordinator Betty Crocker is a cultural icon. For over 80 years she has been a mainstay in American kitchens—a “kitchen confidante” offering advice to troubled bakers who couldn’t figure out why their cakes wouldn’t  rise or how to make their pancakes fluffier. Betty’s maternal and reassuring guidance was a comfort to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.nwhm.org/blog/foodie-friday-betty-crocker-an-american-cultural-icon-that-never-existed/</link>
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		<title>#ThrowbackThursday: Vintage commercials and advertisements (part 1)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[by Elissa Blattman, NWHM Intern Have you ever searched the internet for television commercials and print ads from the 1950s and 1960s?  Sometimes what you find brings back memories and excitement over something forgotten with the past.  Sometimes what you find is genuinely funny or interesting.  Then again, sometimes what you find is this: The [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.nwhm.org/blog/throwbackthursday-vintage-commercials-and-advertisements-part-1/</link>
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		<title>Margaret Thatcher: Reluctant Feminist?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Funeral services were held for former UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher this morning in London. Thatcher was the UK&#8217;s first and only female Prime Minister and became popularly known as the &#8220;Iron Lady,&#8221; a commentary on her unyielding leadership and political style. Her polarizing political platform, which included deregulation of the financial sector, flexible labor [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.nwhm.org/blog/margaret-thatcher-reluctant-feminist/</link>
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		<title>Foodie Friday: Colonial American Fast Food?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By: Sydnee Winston, Project Coordinator This week’s Foodie Friday adventure takes us back to Colonial America—a time of exploration, revolution, taverns and….fast food? Yes, that’s right, fast food! We may think of the desire for fast food as being a 20th century phenomenon, but our colonial ancestors had the same desire for quick, convenient and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.nwhm.org/blog/foodie-friday-colonial-american-fast-food/</link>
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		<title>High school girls organizing Wilcox County, GA&#8217;s first racially integrated prom</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Have you heard about this? There is only one high school in Wilcox County, Georgia but toward the end of each school year, Wilcox County High School has two proms – one for white students and one for African American students. That’s right, Wilcox County High School’s proms, like proms in other rural towns across [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.nwhm.org/blog/high-school-girls-organizing-wilcox-county-gas-first-racially-integrated-prom/</link>
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		<title>#ThrowbackThursday: &#8220;It Wasn&#8217;t God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels&#8221;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By: Elissa Blattman, NWHM Intern In March 1952, singer Hank Thompson released one of country music’s most popular songs.  “The Wild Side of Life” spent over three months atop the Billboard country chart that spring and summer.  The song is about a man in love, scorned by a woman more attracted to “the glamor of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.nwhm.org/blog/throwbackthursday-it-wasnt-god-who-made-honky-tonk-angels/</link>
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		<title>How “Downton Abbey” Got Me Thinking About Property Rights for Women</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By: Beth Hicks, NWHM Volunteer If you are like me, you are having a ball following Masterpiece Theater’s Downton Abbey. What life must have been like, especially for the women! In fact, watching the series got me thinking more about the history of property rights for women – in England and in America. In the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.nwhm.org/blog/how-%e2%80%9cdownton-abbey%e2%80%9d-got-me-thinking-about-property-rights-for-women/</link>
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		<title>Joan Wages &amp; Ambassador of Finland Featured in Washington Diplomat Magazine</title>
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		<title>April 9th is Equal Pay Day</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Equal Pay Day is a date chosen each year to symbolize how far into the current year women need to work to earn the same amount of money men earned during the previous year.  Today, April 9, 99 days into 2013, is Equal Pay Day. This year also marks the 50th anniversary of the Equal [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.nwhm.org/blog/april-9th-is-equal-pay-day/</link>
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		<title>Media Coverage of Women Candidates’ Appearance Has Harmful Impact</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Media Coverage of Women Candidates’ Appearance Has Harmful Impact Positive, Negative, and Neutral Coverage Diminish A Woman Candidate’s Support From Voters April 8, 2013 For Immediate Release WASHINGTON DC &#8212; Name It. Change It., a joint project of The Women’s Media Center and She Should Run, released two new studies today that demonstrate the gender-based [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.nwhm.org/blog/media-coverage-of-women-candidates%e2%80%99-appearance-has-harmful-impact/</link>
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		<title>Foodie Fridays: The Classic American TV Dinner</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By: Sydnee Winston, Project Coordinator It doesn’t get much more American than the TV dinner. The mention of those two words immediately conjures images of a 1950s era family dressed in perfectly starched clothes sitting on their couch with TV dinners on their laps, as an episode of “I Love Lucy” appears on the screen. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.nwhm.org/blog/foodie-fridays-the-classic-american-tv-dinner/</link>
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