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Protecting the Home Front: The “Annie Oakley” Prison Guards
While Rosie the Riveter manned the wartime industries, the Annie Oakleys patrolled prisons as the first female guards.
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Admiral Grace Murray Hopper: When Women Were Computers
Naval Reserve officer Grace Hopper was a pioneer of computing during World War II, laying the foundation for today’s technology.
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Käthe Leichter, Champion for Austria’s Working-Class Women
Käthe Leichter (1895-1942) was a champion for working-class women in the Austrian labor movement.
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The Experience of Eastern European Forced Laborers in Germany
During World War II, Nazi authorities condemned millions of Eastern Europeans to forced labor as part of an aggressive campaign to conquer and establish a colony in Eastern Europe.
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Remembrance of the Great Patriotic War and Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin appeals to memories of the Soviet Union’s Great Patriotic War against Nazi Germany to justify his invasion of Ukraine.
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The Victory Belles Illuminate the Night
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