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Web masteryTry: http://www.infoplease.com/spot/womenshistory1.html | |
| The U.N.-sanctioned International Women’s Day last Saturday (March 8) received less media attention, perhaps, than usual, owing to turbulent times. But the Code Pink Women’s Peace Vigil used the commemorative day to lobby along Embassy Row and the Mall in Washington, D.C. Historically, the observance of International Women’s Day has been related to world conflict: Russian women observed their first International Women’s Day in February 1913 on the cusp of World War I. In Europe, on or around March 8, 1914, women held rallies either to protest the war or to express solidarity with their Russian counterparts. This Web site is full of data about the history of women.
Or try: http://www.labor.iu.edu/map/
This Web site is an online map of Indianapolis, connecting present day locations to events and activities of working men and women from the capital city’s past. The Labor History Map, a project of IUPUI’s Division of Labor Studies, describes 60 sites or events, in chronological order, beginning with the opening of the Indianapolis Steam Mill Company in 1831; the latest event is the founding convention of the United American Nurses, billed as the “Union for Nurses, by Nurses” in 2000. One site marks the May 15, 1924 Union Station arrival of a delegation from the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom. The “Pax Special,” as the train was called, was traveling throughout the country delivering a message of peace. | |
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