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Flappers

Women’s Independence Multiple factors—political, cultural and technological—led to the rise of the flappers. During World War I, women entered the workforce in large numbers, receiving higher wages that many working women were not inclined to give up during peacetime. In August 1920, women’s independence took another step forward with the passage of the 19th Amendment, […]

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J. Howard Miller’s ‘We Can Do It!’ poster for Westinghouse Electric, aimed at boosting morale among the company’s workers in the war effort later associated with ‘Rosie the Riveter,' the wartime personification of a strong female war production worker.

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Uncovering the Secret Identity of Rosie the Riveter

Naomi Parker Fraley, the inspiration behind Rosie the Riveter, died in January 2018.

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Susan B. Anthony, 1865. (Credit: Universal History Archive/UIG via Getty images)

The Shocking Infanticide Trial That Exposed Sexual Harassment in 1868

How the death of a domestic worker’s baby became a symbol in the fight for equal rights for women.

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A woman walking by two seated men.

Until 1975, ‘Sexual Harassment’ Was the Menace With No Name

Meet Lin Farley, the woman who helped coin the term ‘sexual harassment.’

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Two women in the 1890s. (Credit: PYMCA/UIG via Getty Images)

Women Got ‘Married’ Long Before Gay Marriage

Boston marriage was an appealing alternative for women who didn’t want to depend on men.

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