Recognizing women's historical contributions is not enough. How we frame those contributions is also crucial. One thing that frequently makes me crazy is how headlines about women are written. Attempting to drive traffic or perhaps to place women's accomplishments in contexts editors feel will appeal to readers, lazy headlines often default to positioning women in relation … Continue reading Headlines Matter
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The 6888th
When they arrived in the United Kingdom in February 1945 to begin their overseas assignment, the women of the 6888th Battalion found 17 million pieces of mail waiting for them - letters and packages sent by the families and friends of American soldiers serving in the European theatre. The first battalion of African-American women and … Continue reading The 6888th

