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The full Diversity & Inclusion Committee posing for our official 3rd Annual Baltimore Federal Executive Board Diversity &Inclusion Training Program on June 18th at LaFontaine Bleue in Glen Burnie, MD from 7 to 4 pm for just $75. Stay tuned!
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The United States Intelligence Community (IC), an integrated network of agencies that work together to protect our nation’s security, is seeking a culturally diverse, technologically savvy and skilled workforce for exciting careers in a number of fields. Join us at the fourth annual IC Virtual Caree...
As part of the FEB's collaboration with community stakeholders, we just received news that Johns Hopkins University's Bloomberg School for Public Health is sponsoring two art contests. A film contest for college students aged 19-24 and a comic contest from ages 13-18. For more information check the ensuing link
http://www.jhsph.edu/research/centers-and-institutes/center-for-adolescent-health/student_opportunities/
CookShop Evaluation Well-being of Adolescents in Vulnerable Environments Dating Matters Curriculum Implementation Project Connect Center for Urban Families: The Impact Story Enhanced HONESTY Project Individual Factors related to HIV Prevention in Churches AstraZenca Young Health Pro...
Encouraging Women to Lead in Public Service | The White House
The Office of Personnel Management hosts an event to discuss ways to encourage and sustain more women taking leadership tracks within public...
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Today is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday. Join President Obama in honoring his legacy by signing up to take part in the National Day of Service on January 19th: http://action.2013pic.org/service
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Planning a visit to the Smithsonian in April? Be sure to stop by the Sant Ocean Hall starting Apri 5th to view Portraits of an Ocean Planet: The Photography of Brian Skerry: http://www.mnh.si.edu/exhibits/upcoming.html
Can't visit or want to learn more about Brian Skerry before you do? Check out The Ocean Portal for beautiful photos and exclusive blog posts: http://ocean.si.edu/brian-skerry
Image Caption and Credit: An oceanic whitetip shark swims near a biologist in the Bahamas. Image copyright Brian Skerry.
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Introduction: Jane Hoey was a social worker, a welfare administrator and a government official. Her most significant contribution was as the Director of the Bureau of Public Assistance and later the Bureau of Family Services within the U.S. Social Security Administration. She was responsible for imp...
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Today in women’s history, “domestic scientist” and cookbook author Fannie Farmer died in 1915. Have you ever come across measurements such as a “pinch of salt” or “butter the size of an egg” in old family cookbooks? Farmer worked to standardize these old cooking measurements and published them in her groundbreaking cookbook, “The Boston Cooking-School Cookbook” in 1896.
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Today in women’s history, author and African American folklorist Zora Neale Hurston was born in 1891. She is known for her 1937 novel, “Their Eyes Were Watching God.” What is your favorite Hurston novel?
“I belong to no race nor time. I am the eternal feminine with its string of beads.”
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Today in women’s history Marian Anderson became the first African American woman to sing at the Metropolitan Opera in 1955.
The image is of Anderson in her groundbreaking role of the fortune teller in the opera "Un Ballo in Maschera" ("A Masked Ball").
New space center chief looks to future
The center's budget has shrunk from about $6 billion a year to $4.5 billion, and its workforce of civil servants and contractors has fallen from 17,000 to about 13,000 By the time I was assigned to the fourth flight (2002), just looking at the number of people in the office and limited flight oppor...
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Today in women’s history, women’s rights leader and activist Carrie Chapman Catt was born in 1859. A fundamental part of the women's suffrage movement, Catt became president of the National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA) in 1900 and founded the League of Women Voters in 1920.
“To the wrongs that need resistance, To the right that needs assistance, To the future in the distance, Give yourselves.”
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Today in women’s history, Amelia Earhart became the first person to fly solo across the Pacific from Hawaii to California in 1935.
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Today in women’s history, author and playwright Lorraine Hansberry died in 1965. She is most famously known for her work, A Raisin in the Sun.
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Today in women’s history, astronaut and biochemist Shannon Lucid was born in 1943. Lucid broke ground for female astronauts by being part of the first astronaut class to admit women in 1979 and in 1996 becoming the first woman to receive the Congressional Space Medal of Honor.
About - National Women's History Museum - NWHM
The National Women’s History Museum brought on its newest staff member, Elizabeth Maurer, on Monday as the Museum’s Director of Programs. The Museum is delighted to have Ms. Maurer join the staff and trusts that her expertise will help to further develop, and improve current Museum programs and cre...
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Today in women’s history, actress and singer Ethel Merman was born in 1908. Can you name a film, musical or show she starred in?
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Teachers tell us that many students don't realize that modern-day slavery exists today. Our Youth Summit on Abolition is addressing this issue: http://s.si.edu/gDPy1
When President Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, there were close to 4 million enslaved people living in America. Today, an estimated 27 million people around the world are victims of human trafficking and modern-day slavery.
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It’s day 11 of our 31 Days of Inspiring Women for the month of December! Today’s inspirational woman is Emma Lazarus. She penned one of the most recognizable poems in America today: “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free…” Her poem, “The New Colossus,” is engraved on a plaque at the base of the Statue of Liberty. Lazarus became one of the most successful Jewish American authors.
Tweet your nominations for inspirational women and use the tag .
We will also be posting all the women to our Pinterest board:http://pinterest.com/nwhm/
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It’s day 12 of our 31 Days of Inspiring Women for the month of December!
Today’s inspirational woman is Agent 355, who is considered by intelligence historians to be America’s first female undercover operations officer. During the American Revolution, 355 spied against the British as part of the Culper spy ring and is credited for helping uncover the Benedict Arnold treasonous plot. Agent 355 is heralded as one of the best intelligence officers because her identity is still unknown to us today after almost 230 years.
We will be posting all the women to our Pinterest board: http://pinterest.com/nwhm/
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To say Britney Exline (pictured) is smarter than average is like saying Barack Obama is just another president. It simply isn’t true and here’s why:…
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On December 3, 1910, 28-year-old Freda du Faur climbs Mount Cook, the tallest mountain in New Zealand, in a record 6 hours. She is the first woman to scale the peak and she does it in record time---all while wearing a skirt.
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REVISED SAVE THE DATE FOR THE 31st Annual Federal Women's Council Training & Awards Program!
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Mary May, Pres. WIFV, and Beth Mendelson, VOA, were interviewed this morning on WTTG Fox5 about Women of Vision, WIFTI Summit 2012 and ScriptDC.
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Today in women’s history, Elsie Clews Parsons was born in 1875.
Parsons is an anthropologists and folklorist who studied Native American (mostly Hopi and Pueblo) tribes. She became president of the American Ethnological Society, the American Folklore Society and the first female president for the American Anthropological Association. The American Ethnological Society named an award after her and it is given every year for the best graduate student essay.
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Today in women's history, Helen Magill White was born in 1853. She was the first American woman to earn a PhD. In 1877, White graduated from Boston University with her PhD in Greek.
Revised Save the Date!
The 31st Annual Training & Awards Federal Women's Council Program titled " Women Inspiring Innovation Through Imagination: Celebrating Women Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics."
When: Wednesday, March 20, 2013
Where: Martin's Caterers: West.
Price: $95.00 with a full lunch and continental breakfast
Featuring: A keynote address, workshops, awards, and community outreach.
Registration will open by mid-December.
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